Menarche, Menopause, and Migration: Implications for Breast Cancer Research

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 451-457

  Leidy, Lynnette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0012707407     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:4<451::aid-ajhb5>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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