Epidemiologic issues related to the association between physical activity and breast cancer

Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 600-610

  Friedenreich, Christine M ^a   Thune, Inger ^b   Brinton, Louise A ^c   Albanes, Demetrius ^c  

^a Alberta Cancer Board   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Epidemiologic methods; Physical activity; Review

Indexed keywords

BICYCLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY BALANCE; LIFESTYLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 0032147241     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980801)83:3+<600::aid-cncr2>3.0.co;2-b     Document Type: Conference Paper

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