Response to Dr Stevens' letter ref. Visitisen et al: "Short-term effects of night shift work on breast cancer risk: a cohort study of payroll data"

• Main Authors: Henrik A Kolstad (Author), Anne Helene Garde (Author), Åse Marie Hansen (Author), Morten Frydenberg (Author), Peer Christiansen (Author), Helene Tilma Vistisen (Author), Jens Peter Ellekilde Bonde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We thank Dr Richard Stevens for his comments (1) on our recent article that showed no increased risk of breast cancer following recent night shift work when compared with recent day shift work (2). This finding was based on linkage of day-by-day information on working hours and breast cancer inciden...