Is exercise beneficial in the prevention of prostate cancer?

Sports Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 271-278

  Oliveria, Susan A ^a   Lee, I Min ^b  

^a STRANG CANCER PREVENTION CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030918462     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199723050-00001     Document Type: Review

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