European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 843-850 , March 2009

Wine, liquor, beer and risk of breast cancer in a large population

  • Yan Li

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 280 West Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611, United States
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  • David Baer

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 280 West Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611, United States
    • ,
  • Gary D. Friedman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 2000 Broadway, 280 West Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611, United States
    • ,
  • Natalia Udaltsova

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 2000 Broadway, 280 West Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611, United States
    • ,
  • Veronica Shim

      Affiliations

    • The Surgery Department, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Arthur L. Klatsky

      Affiliations

    • Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, 2000 Broadway, 280 West Macarthur Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94611, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +1 510 752 6538; fax: +1 510 752 7345.

Received 5 July 2008 ,Revised 28 October 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2008.

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☆ Grant Support: This study was supported by a grant from the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute. Data collection from 1978 to 1985 were supported by a grant from the Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation, Baltimore, MD.

PII: S0959-8049(08)00903-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.001

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 843-850 , March 2009

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