Leisure-time physical activity in relation to breast cancer among young women (Washington, United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Chen, Chi Ling ^a,b   White, Emily ^a,b   Malone, Kathleen E ^a,b   Daling, Janet R ^a,b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Physical activity; United States; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEER PROGRAM; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0031056381     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018439306604     Document Type: Article

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