Breast cancer among shift workers: results of the WOLF longitudinal cohort study

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether shift work (with or without night work) is associated with increased risk of breast cancer. METHODS: The population consisted of 4036 women. Data were obtained from WOLF (Work, Lipids, and Fibrinogen), a longitudinal cohort study. Informati...

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Main Authors: Anders Knutsson, Lars Alfredsson, Berndt Karlsson, Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Eleonor I Fransson, Peter Westerholm, Hugo Westerlund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH) 2013-03-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
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Online Access: https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=3323