Physical activity and mammographic density in a cohort of postmenopausal norwegian women; a cross-sectional study

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Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-9

  Qureshi, Samera Azeem ^a   Ellingjord Dale, Merete ^a   Hofvind, Solveig ^b   Wu, Anna H ^c   Ursin, Giske ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Epidemiology; Mammographic density; Physical activity; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876448121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2193-1801-1-75     Document Type: Article

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