Cross-Sectional Associations between Body Size, Circulating Sex-Steroid Hormones and IGF Components among Healthy Chinese Women

Lauren E. McCullough; Erline E. Miller; Qiong Wang; Jia-yuan Li; Li Liu; Hui Li; Jing Zhang; Jennifer S. Smith

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0137686

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Cross-Sectional Associations between Body Size, Circulating Sex-Steroid Hormones and IGF Components among Healthy Chinese Women

Lauren E. McCullough,

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States of America, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States of America
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Erline E. Miller,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States of America
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Qiong Wang,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, 16 Ren Min Nan Lu, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China
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Jia-yuan Li ,

* E-mail: lijiayuan@scu.edu.cn

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, 16 Ren Min Nan Lu, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China
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Li Liu,

Affiliation The Comprehensive Guidance Center of Women's Health, Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, Shi Ye Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu, 610015, P.R. China
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Hui Li,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, 16 Ren Min Nan Lu, Chengdu, 610041, P.R. China
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Jing Zhang,

Affiliation The Comprehensive Guidance Center of Women's Health, Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, Shi Ye Street, Qingyang District, Chengdu, 610015, P.R. China
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Jennifer S. Smith

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States of America, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, 101 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States of America
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Cross-Sectional Associations between Body Size, Circulating Sex-Steroid Hormones and IGF Components among Healthy Chinese Women

Lauren E. McCullough,
Erline E. Miller,
Qiong Wang,
Jia-yuan Li,
Li Liu,
Hui Li,
Jing Zhang,
Jennifer S. Smith

Published: September 9, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137686

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