High risk mammographic parenchymal patterns and anthropometric measures: A case-control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1257-1261

  Sala, E ^a   Warren, R ^b   McCann, J ^a   Duffy, S ^c   Luben, R ^d   Day, N ^c  

^a Department of Community Medicine ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Rosie Maternity Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Breast size; Mammographic parenchymal patterns

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PARENCHYMA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032711536     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690838     Document Type: Article

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