Physical activity levels among urban and rural women in south India and the risk of breast cancer: A case-control study

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 368-376

  Mathew, Aleyamma ^a   Gajalakshmi, Vendhan ^b   Rajan, Balakrishnan ^a   Kanimozhi, Vendhan C ^c   Brennan, Paul ^d   Binukumar, Bhaskara Pillai ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^d  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^b Epidemiological Research Center   (India)

^c Rai Memorial Cancer Hospital   (India)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer risk; Physical activity; Urban rural

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 69649109343     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32832e1c46     Document Type: Article

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