Physical activity and change in mammographic density

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 960-968

  Conroy, Shannon M ^a,b   Butler, Lesley M ^c   Harvey, Danielle ^b   Gold, Ellen B ^b   Sternfeld, Barbara ^d   Oestreicher, Nina ^e   Greendale, Gail A ^f   Habel, Laurel A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e GENENTECH INC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

breast neoplasms; exercise; longitudinal studies; mammography; physical fitness; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOMECHANICS; CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; JAPANESE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHIC DENSITY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BREAST TUMOR; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952314164     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq025     Document Type: Article

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