A meta-analysis of published literature on waist-to-hip ratio and risk of breast cancer

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-138

  Connolly, Barbara S ^a   Barnett, Carmen ^a   Vogt, Kelly N ^a   Li, Tong ^a   Stone, Jennifer ^a   Boyd, Norman F ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0038777548     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327914NC4402_02     Document Type: Article

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