Impact of Yesterday's Genes and Today's Diet and Chemicals on Tomorrow's Women

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-6

  Biro, Frank M ^a   Wolff, Mary S ^b   Kushi, Lawrence H ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR;

BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; GENE; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; PUBERTY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 59849129087     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.12.003     Document Type: Letter

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