The causal effect and impact of reproductive factors on breast cancer using super learner and targeted maximum likelihood estimation: a case-control study in Fars Province, Iran

The causal effect and impact of reproductive factors on breast cancer using super learner and targeted maximum likelihood estimation: a case-control study in Fars Province, Iran

Abstract Objectives The relationship between reproductive factors and breast cancer (BC) risk has been investigated in previous studies. Considering the discrepancies in the results, the aim of this study was to estimate the causal effect of reproductive factors on BC risk in a case-control study us...

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Main Authors: Amir Almasi-Hashiani, Saharnaz Nedjat, Reza Ghiasvand, Saeid Safiri, Maryam Nazemipour, Nasrin Mansournia, Mohammad Ali Mansournia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Breast neoplasms
Reproductive history
Case-control study
Population attributable fraction
Causal analysis
Double robustness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11307-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11307-5

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