Physical activity and risk of breast cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 145-152

  Friedenreich, C M ^a   Rohan, T E ^b  

^a Alberta Cancer Board   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Case control; Physical activity; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028930548     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199504000-00004     Document Type: Article

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