Hormonal and body-size factors in relation to breast cancer risk: A prospective study of 11,889 women in a low-incidence area

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-229

  Wu, Mei Hsuan ^a   Chou, Yu Ching ^a   Yu, Jyh Cherng ^b   Yu, Cheng Pung ^b   Wu, Cho Chieh ^a   Chu, Chi Ming ^a   Yang, Tsan ^a   Lai, Ching Huang ^a   Hsieh, Chang Yao ^c   You, San Lin ^d   Chen, Chien Jen ^d   Sun, Chien An ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body Size; Breast Cancer; Hormonal Risk Factors; Prospective Study

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHINESE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 32944466281     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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