Height, adiposity and body fat distribution and breast density in young women
Open Access
- 13 July 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Breast Cancer Research
- Vol. 14 (4), R107
- https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3228
Abstract
Breast density is one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer, but determinants of breast density in young women remain largely unknown.Keywords
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