Body size and breast cancer risk

Breast

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-9

  Vatten, L J ^a  

^a University Medical Center   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030068326     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(96)90042-9     Document Type: Review

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