Body size in different periods of life and breast cancer risk in post- menopausal women

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Magnusson, Cecilia ^a   Baron, John ^a,b   Persson, Ingemar ^a   Wolk, Alicja ^a   Bergström, Reinhold ^a,c   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^d   Adami, Hans Olov ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOTYPE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031959731     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19980330)76:1<29::aid-ijc6>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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