Physical activity and the risk of breast cancer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 336, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 1269-1275

  Thune, Inger ^a   Brenn, Tormod ^a   Lund, Eiliv ^a   Gaard, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL STRESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 0030951598     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199705013361801     Document Type: Article

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