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

• Main Authors: Anders Knutsson (Author), Lars Alfredsson (Author), Berndt Karlsson (Author), Torbjörn Åkerstedt (Author), Eleonor I Fransson (Author), Peter Westerholm (Author), Hugo Westerlund (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...