Leg length, sitting height and postmenopausal breast cancer risk

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-168

  Mellemkjaer L ^a   Christensen, J ^a   Frederiksen, K ^a   Baker, J L ^b   Olsen, A ^a   Sorensen T I A ^b   Tjonneland A ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b The Capital Region   (Denmark)

Author keywords

adult height; Female breast cancer; histology; leg length; oestrogen receptor status; sitting height

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING;

BODY HEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK;

EID: 84862982450     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.244     Document Type: Article

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