Association between body mass index and risk of formation of breast cancer in Chinese women

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-184

  Chow, Louis W C ^a   Lui, Ka Luen ^a   Chan, Johnny Chun Yin ^a   Chan, Tuen Ching ^a   Ho, Po Ki ^a   Lee, Wing Yi ^a   Leung, Lik Hang ^a   Sy, Wing Man ^a   Yeung, Chin Chin ^a   Yung, Amy Ka Man ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Breast cancer; Chinese; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHINESE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 23844516756     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60338-9     Document Type: Article

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