A possible link between the pubertal growth of girls and breast cancer in their daughters

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-131

  Barker, David J P ^a,e   Osmond, Clive ^b   Thornburg, Kent L ^a   Kajantie, Eero ^c   Forsen, Tom J ^c   Eriksson, Johan G ^c,d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE GROWTH; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CELL; CANCER RISK; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAUGHTER; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

ADULT; AGED; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PELVIC BONES; PUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 41149126028     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20688     Document Type: Article

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