Physical activity and breast cancer risk in a cohort of young women

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 90, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1155-1160

  Rockhill, Beverly ^a,e   Willett, Walter C ^b   Hunter, David J ^c   Manson, JoAnn E ^d   Hankinson, Susan E ^c   Spiegelman, Donna ^b   Colditz, Graham A ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Channing Laboratory ^*

^e CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032486774     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.15.1155     Document Type: Article

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