The causal effect and impact of reproductive factors on breast cancer using super learner and targeted maximum likelihood estimation: a case-control study in Fars Province, Iran

• Main Authors: Amir Almasi-Hashiani (Author), Saharnaz Nedjat (Author), Reza Ghiasvand (Author), Saeid Safiri (Author), Maryam Nazemipour (Author), Nasrin Mansournia (Author), Mohammad Ali Mansournia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives The relationship between reproductive factors and breast cancer (BC) risk has been investigated in previous studies. Considering the discrepancies in the results, the aim of this study was to estimate the causal effect of reproductive factors on BC risk in a case-control study us...