Physical exercise and reduced risk of breast cancer in young women

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 86, Issue 18, 1994, Pages 1403-1408

  Bernstein, Leslie ^a   Henderson, Brain E ^b   Hanisch, Rosemarie ^a   Sullivan halley, Jane ^a   Ross, Ronald K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The Salk Institutes   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RISK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MENARCHE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027998945     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/86.18.1403     Document Type: Article

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