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Body mass and stage of breast cancer at diagnosis

  1. Yadong Cui1,†,*,
  2. Maura K. Whiteman1,
  3. Jodi A. Flaws1,
  4. Patricia Langenberg1,
  5. Katherine H. Tkaczuk2,
  6. Trudy L. Bush1,‡

Article first published online: 31 DEC 2001

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10209

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 98, Issue 2, pages 279–283, 10 March 2002

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Cui, Y., Whiteman, M. K., Flaws, J. A., Langenberg, P., Tkaczuk, K. H. and Bush, T. L. (2002), Body mass and stage of breast cancer at diagnosis. Int. J. Cancer, 98: 279–283. doi: 10.1002/ijc.10209

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  1. 1

    Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

  2. 2

    Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

  1. †

    Fax: +410-706-1503

  2. ‡

    We regret that Dr. Trudy L. Bush is now deceased.

*c/o Jodi A. Flaws, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 FEB 2002
  2. Article first published online: 31 DEC 2001
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 NOV 2001
  4. Manuscript Revised: 23 OCT 2001
  5. Manuscript Received: 31 JUL 2001

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  • U.S. Department of Defense. Grant Number: DAMD-17-00-0321
  • Women's Health Research Group at the University of Maryland

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