Open AccessThe Modifying Effect of Social Class on the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Incidence
Author(s) -
Celeste M Torio,
Ann C. Klassen,
Frank C. Curriero,
Benjamı́n Caballero,
Kathy J. Helzlsouer
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.126979
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , hazard ratio , body mass index , demography , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , incidence (geometry) , social class , prospective cohort study , cohort study , gerontology , oncology , cancer , gynecology , physics , sociology , political science , law , optics
We sought to determine whether social class modifies the effect of BMI on breast cancer incidence.
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