Puberty, body fat, and breast density in girls of several ethnic groups

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-365

  Novotny, Rachel ^a,b,c   Daida, Yihe ^a,b   Morimoto, Yukiko ^c   Shepherd, John ^d   Maskarinec, Gertraud ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PUBERTY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HAWAII; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; PUBERTY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79954414958     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21145     Document Type: Article

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