Contraception
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 418-424 , December 2007

Oral contraceptives and benign breast disease: an update of findings in a large cohort study

Received 16 May 2007 ,Revised 14 August 2007 ,Accepted 23 August 2007.

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☆ We are deeply grateful to the Medical Research Council for funding the Oxford-Family Planning Association study.

PII: S0010-7824(07)00415-5

doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.08.011

Contraception
Volume 76, Issue 6 , Pages 418-424 , December 2007

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