Obesity as a risk factor for certain types of cancer

Lipids

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1055-1059

  Carroll, K K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; OBESITY; PANCREAS CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 0031773947     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-998-0305-8     Document Type: Review

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