Breast cancer among former college athletes compared to non-athletes: A 15-year follow up

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 726-730

  Wyshak, G ^a,b   Frisch, R E ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Former college athletes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK;

EID: 0033975056     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.0987     Document Type: Article

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