Height, weight and cancer of the oesophagus and stomach: A follow-up study in Norway

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 115-122

  Tretli, S ^a   Robsahm, T E ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Height; Nutrition; Oesophageal cancer; Quetelet's index; Stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0032942576     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199904000-00005     Document Type: Article

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