Alcohol, height, and adiposity in relation to estrogen and prolactin levels in postmenopausal women

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 87, Issue 17, 1995, Pages 1297-1302

  Hankinson, Susan E ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b   Manson, Joann E ^a   Hunter, David J ^b   Colditz, Graham A ^b   Stampfer, Meir J ^b   Longcope, Christopher ^c   Speizer, Frank E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTROGEN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROLACTIN; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029164418     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/87.17.1297     Document Type: Article

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