Severe caloric restriction in young women during World War II and subsequent breast cancer risk

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 948-958

  Vin Raviv, N ^a   Barchana, M ^a,b   Linn, S ^a,c   Keinan Boker, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUNGER; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVOR; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOLOCAUST; HUMANS; HUNGER; INFANT; ISRAEL; JEWS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVORS; WORLD WAR II;

EID: 84866509888     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2012.02966.x     Document Type: Article

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