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Active and passive smoking and breast cancer risk in middle-aged Japanese women

  1. Tomoyuki Hanaoka1,†,*,
  2. Seiichiro Yamamoto2,
  3. Tomotaka Sobue2,
  4. Satoshi Sasaki1,3,
  5. Shoichiro Tsugane1

Article first published online: 11 NOV 2004

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20709

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 114, Issue 2, pages 317–322, 20 March 2005

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Hanaoka, T., Yamamoto, S., Sobue, T., Sasaki, S. and Tsugane, S. (2005), Active and passive smoking and breast cancer risk in middle-aged Japanese women. Int. J. Cancer, 114: 317–322. doi: 10.1002/ijc.20709

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  1. 1

    Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan

  2. 2

    Statistics and Cancer Control Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan

  3. 3

    National Institute of Health and Nutrition, Tokyo, Japan

  1. †

    Fax: +81-3-3547-8578

*Epidemiology and Prevention Division, Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening, National Cancer Center, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 JAN 2005
  2. Article first published online: 11 NOV 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 SEP 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 15 JUL 2003

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  • The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan

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