Abstract
An examination of birth weight in a Swedish cohort study of 38,566 women showed no significant association between birth weight and endometrial cancer, but supported a protective role for low birth weight for premenopausal breast cancer.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Birth Weight*
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Body Mass Index
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Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology*
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Cohort Studies
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Endometrial Neoplasms / epidemiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Risk Factors
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Sweden / epidemiology