Physical activity and prostate cancer in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene (ATBC) Cancer Prevention Study (Finland)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-18

  Hartman, Terryl J ^a   Albanes, Demetrius ^a   Rautalahti, Matti ^b   Tangrea, Joseph A ^a   Virtamo, Jarmo ^b   Stolzenberg, Rachael ^a   Taylor, Philip R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exercise; Finland; Men; Physical activity; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FINLAND; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SMOKING;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; EXERTION; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031974466     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008889001519     Document Type: Article

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