Height, weight, weight change and risk of breast cancer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

CONTEXT: The relationship between body size and breast cancer still remains controversial in considering menopausal status. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of height, weight and weight changes with breast cancer in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Natio...

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Main Authors: Anelise Bezerra de Vasconcelos, Gulnar Azevedo e Silva Mendonça, Rosely Sichieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802001000200005&lng=en&tlng=en