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Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Risk in a Cohort of Young Women
(Oxford University Press, 1998)
Background: Increased physical activity has been hypothesized to be a means of breast cancer prevention, We examined the associations between physical activity at two different times in life and breast cancer risk. Methods: ...
Oral contraceptive use and the risk of Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in a large prospective study of women
(Springer Verlag, 1992)
We examined the association between oral contraceptive use and incidence of Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus among 115117 female nurses free of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer in 1976 and ...
Prospective Study of Calcium, Potassium, and Magnesium Intake and Risk of Stroke in Women
(American Heart Association, 1999)
Cigarette smoking and the risk of diabetes in women.
(American Public Health Association, 1993)
Objectives. Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is prevalent in more than 12 million Americans. A voluminous amount of data demonstrates that cigarette smoking is an ...
Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in a Cohort of U.S. Women
(Oxford University Press, 1997)
Background: Breast cancer mortality and incidence rates vary by geographic region in the United States, Previous analytic studies have measured mortality, not incidence, and have used regional prevalences to control for ...
Whole-grain consumption and risk of coronary heart disease : results from the Nurses' Health Study
(Oxford University Press, 1999)
Background: Although current dietary guidelines for Americans recommend increased intake of grain products to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD), epidemiologic data relating whole-grain intake to the risk of CHD are ...
Dietary intake of alpha-linolenic acid and risk of fatal ischemic heart disease among women
(Oxford University Press, 1999)
Background: Experimental studies in laboratory animals and humans suggest that alpha-linolenic acid (18:3n-3) may reduce the risk of arrhythmia. Objective: The objective was to examine the association between dietary intake ...
Folate and Vitamin B6 From Diet and Supplements in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women
(American Medical Association, 1998)
Prospective Study of Aspirin Use and Risk of Stroke in Women
(American Heart Association, 1999)