## Abstract Anthropometric factors such as height, weight and body mass index are related to the occurrence of certain malignancies in women including cancers of the breast, ovary and endometrium. Several studies have investigated the relation between height and weight or body mass and the risk of
Anthropometric, behavioral, and female reproductive factors and risk of multiple myeloma: a pooled analysis
β Scribed by Wang, Sophia S.; Voutsinas, Jenna; Chang, Ellen T.; Clarke, Christina A.; Lu, Yani; Ma, Huiyan; West, Dee; Lacey, James V.; Bernstein, Leslie
- Book ID
- 121634113
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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