Physical activity and risk of colon cancer: The Physicians' Health Study (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 568-574

  Lee, I Min ^a,b   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,b   Ajani, Umed ^a   Paffenbarger Jr , Ralph S ^b,c   Hennekens, Charles H ^a,b,d   Buring, Julie E ^a,b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Men; Physical activity; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; COLON MUCOSA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSICIANS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030820659     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018438228410     Document Type: Review

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