Perspectives on integrating experimental and epidemiologic research on diet, anthropometry and breast cancer

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Ballard Barbash, Rachel ^a   Birt, Diane F ^b   Kestin, Mark ^c   King, Irena B ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

animal disease models; biomarkers; breast cancer; dietary fat; weight

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 33749151924     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.936s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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