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- Title
Induced abortion as an independent risk factor for breast cancer: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis.
- Authors
Brind, J; Chinchilli, V M; Severs, W B; Summy-Long, J
- Abstract
To ascertain, from the published reports to date, whether or not a significantly increased risk of breast cancer is specifically attributable to a history of induced abortion, independent of spontaneous abortion and age at first full term pregnancy (or first live birth); to establish the relative magnitude of such risk increase as may be found, and to ascertain and quantify such risk increases as may pertain to particular subpopulations of women exposed to induced abortion; in particular, nulliparous women and parous women exposed before compared with after the first full term pregnancy.
- Publication
Journal of epidemiology and community health, 1996, Vol 50, Issue 5, p481
- ISSN
0143-005X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/jech.50.5.481