Association of body mass index, physical activity, and reproductive histories with breast cancer: A case-control study in Gifu, Japan

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 65-72

  Hu, Yao Hua ^a   Nagata, Chisato ^a   Shimizu, Hiroyuki ^a   Kaneda, Nobuyuki ^a   Kashiki, Yoshitomo ^b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Gihoku General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Breast cancer; Parity; Physical activity; Post menopause; Pre menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031055233     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005745824388     Document Type: Article

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