Reversal of relation between body mass and endogenous estrogen concentrations with menopausal status

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 756-758

  Potischman, Nancy ^a,b   Swanson, Christine A ^a   Siiteri, Pentti ^a   Hoover, Robert N ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029882353     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.11.756     Document Type: Article

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