Breast cancer risk among Finnish cabin attendants: a nested case-control study
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Breast cancer risk among Finnish cabin attendants: a nested case-control study.
BACKGROUND Earlier studies have found increased breast cancer risk among female cabin crew. This has been suggested to reflect lifestyle factors (for example, age at first birth), other confounding factors (for example, age at menarche), or occupational factors such as exposure to cosmic radiation and circadian rhythm alterations due to repeated jet lag. AIMS To assess the contribution of occ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.014738