Birthweight, early life body size and adult mammographic density: a review of epidemiologic studies

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1247-1259

  Yochum, Laura ^a   Tamimi, Rulla M ^b   Hankinson, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; BMI; Childhood body size; Mammographic density

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DENSITY; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; EARLY LIFE BODY SIZE; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLAND; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOMATOTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAUSALITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; SOMATOTYPES;

EID: 84911007966     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-014-0432-0     Document Type: Review

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