Diet, body size and menarche in a multiethnic cohort

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1907-1911

  Koprowski, C ^a,b   Ross, R K ^a   Mack, W J ^a   Henderson, B E ^a   Bernstein, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Diet; Height; Menarche

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033042404     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690303     Document Type: Article

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