The link between socioeconomic status and breast cancer-a possible explanation

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 203-205

  Lawson, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

breast cancer; childhood; nutrition; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0033306750     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270031201     Document Type: Article

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