Physical activity and risk of lung cancer

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 620-625

  Lee, I M ^a,b,c   Sesso, H D ^a,b,c   Paffenbarger Jr , R S ^a,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Lung cancer; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STATISTICS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLIMBING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAMILY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

DEATH CERTIFICATES; EXERCISE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0032811540     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.4.620     Document Type: Article

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