Strenuous physical activity and breast cancer risk in African-American women

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 267-275

  Adams Campbell, Lucile L ^a   Rosenberg, Lynn ^b   Rao, R Sowmya ^b   Palmer, Julie R ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

African Americans; Breast cancer; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; RISK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035406416     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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