Body size and the risk of colon cancer in a large case-control study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 178-184

  Caan, B J ^a   Coates, A O ^a   Slattery, M L ^b   Potter, J D ^c   Quesenberry Jr , C P ^a   Edwards, S M ^b  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body size; Colon cancer; Height; Waist to hip ratio; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031975641     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800561     Document Type: Article

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