The role of anthropometric and nutritional factors on breast cancer risk in African-American women

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 738-748

  Chandran, Urmila ^a,b   Hirshfield, Kim M ^a   Bandera, Elisa V ^a,b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Breast cancer; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; BREAST TUMOR; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY;

EID: 84857986667     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001100303X     Document Type: Article

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