Melanoma risk in relation to height, weight, and exercise (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 599-606

  Shors, Andrew Richard ^a,b   Solomon, Cam ^b,c   McTiernan, Anne ^b,c,d   White, Emily ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Height; Melanoma; Obesity; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0034873932     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011211615524     Document Type: Article

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