Cohort fertility patterns and breast cancer mortality among U.S. women, 1948-2003
Epidemiological research has shown that women who have early and numerous births have reduced risks of being diagnosed with breast cancer. We use U.S. Vital Statistics and Census data and age-period-cohort models to examine whether cohort fertility patterns are associated with breast cancer mortalit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
2008-04-01
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| Series: | Demographic Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol18/9/ |