Occupational physical activity and the risk of breast cancer

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-192

  Kruk, Joanna ^a   Aboul Enein, Hassan Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Case control study; Occupation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038715722     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-090X(03)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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