Association of size at birth with adolescent hormone levels, body size and age at menarche: Relevance for breast cancer risk

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 201-206

  Opdahl, S ^a,b   Nilsen, T I L ^a,c   Romundstad, P R ^a   Vanky, E ^a,d   Carlsen, S M ^a,d   Vatten, L J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Sykehuset Ostfold   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age at menarche; Anthropometry; Breast cancer risk; Sex steroids; Size at birth

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENARCHE; NORWAY; PROLACTIN;

EID: 46349086300     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604449     Document Type: Article

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