The association of blood pressure with cancer incidence in a prospective study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 134, Issue 9, 1991, Pages 942-947

  Grove, John S ^a   Nomura, Abraham ^b   Severson, Richard K ^c   Stemmermann, Grant N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cohort studies; Hypertension; Incidence; Kidney neoplasms; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAWAII; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025941268     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116178     Document Type: Article

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