Obesity and renal cell cancer - A quantitative review

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 984-990

  Bergstrom A ^a   Hsieh, C C ^c,e   Lindblad, P ^a,b   Lu, C M ^c,d   Cook, N R ^f   Wolk, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body weight body mass index; Kidney neoplasms; Meta analysis; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0035964602     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6692040     Document Type: Review

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