Body Composition and Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women: A Danish Prospective Cohort Study
✍ Scribed by Lene Mellemkjær; Janne Bigaard; Anne Tjønneland; Jane Christensen; Birthe Thomsen; Christoffer Johansen; Kim Overvad; Jørgen H. Olsen
- Book ID
- 109968359
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1930-7381
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