Anthropometric measures and risk of cancers of the upper digestive and respiratory tract

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-227

  D'Avanzo, Barbara ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b   Talamini, Renato ^c   Franceschi, Silvia ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0029757134     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589609514478     Document Type: Article

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