Lifestyle factors and breast cancer: A case-control study in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-54

  Kamarudin, Rozanim ^a   Shah, Shamsul Azhar ^a   Hidayah, Noor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breastfeeding; Fat diet; Lifestyle; Regular exercise

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST TUMOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOW FAT DIET; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33745252218     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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