Bereavement and breast cancer

British Journal of CancerPublished 1 May 1986Open access

Marianne Ewertz

DOI10.1038/bjc.1986.117

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The data from a population based case-control study in Denmark provide the opportunity to examine the association between the loss of spouse and the risk of developing breast cancer.

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