Does current scientific evidence support a link between light at night and breast cancer among female night-shift nurses? Review of evidence and implications for occupational and environmental health nurses

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Does current scientific evidence support a link between light at night and breast cancer among female night-shift nurses? Review of evidence and implications for occupational and environmental health nurses is …
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P356DOI10.3928/21650799-20120529-06
P932PMC publication ID4247336
P698PubMed publication ID22658734
P5875ResearchGate publication ID225094429

P2093author name stringJianghong Liu
Barbra Dickerman
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P433issue6
P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)273-81; quiz 282
P577publication date2012-06-01
P1433published inWorkplace Health & SafetyQ24056197
P1476titleDoes current scientific evidence support a link between light at night and breast cancer among female night-shift nurses? Review of evidence and implications for occupational and environmental health nurses
P478volume60

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