Diet, obesity and low physical activity

APMIS, Supplement

Volumn 105, Issue 76, 1997, Pages 100-119

  Winther, J F ^a   Dreyer, L ^b   Overvad, K ^c   Tjonneland A ^a   De Gerhardsson Verdier, M ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c National Board of Health and Welfare   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Diet; Obesity; Physical activity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0031459674     PISSN: 0903465X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.1997.tb05614.x     Document Type: Article

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