Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 31-40 , March 2009

BMI and Breast Cancer in Korean Women: A Meta-Analysis

  • Dukyoo Jung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nursing Science, College of Health Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Sun-Mi Lee

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Sun-Mi Lee, College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Banpo-dong, Seochu-gu, Seoul, Korea 137-701

Received 21 January 2009 ,Revised 30 January 2009 ,Accepted 3 March 2009.

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PII: S1976-1317(09)60014-1

doi: 10.1016/S1976-1317(09)60014-1

Asian Nursing Research
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 31-40 , March 2009

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