Inference about causation from examination of familial confounding: application to longitudinal twin data on mammographic density measures that predict breast cancer risk.
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Abstract
Mammographic density is a strong risk factor for breast cancer. It is unknown whether
there are different causes of variation in mammographic density at different ages.
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev.
Title:
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association
for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Publisher:
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
ISSN
(Electronic):
1538-7755
ISSN
(Print):
1055-9965
Publication date
(Electronic):
Jul 2012
Volume: 21
Issue: 7
Affiliations
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Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic, and Analytic Epidemiology, Melbourne
School of Population Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.