Body fatness during childhood and adolescence and incidence of breast cancer in premenopausal women: A prospective cohort study

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Baer, Heather J ^a,b   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b,c   Rosner, Bernard ^a,b   Michels, Karin B ^a,b   Rich Edwards, Janet W ^a,b,d   Hunter, David J ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^d HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTERED NURSE; SCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; BREAST TUMOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MENSTRUATION; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18944390660     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: 1465542X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr998     Document Type: Article

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