Height, body mass index, and prostate cancer: A follow-up of 950 000 Norwegian men

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1237-1242

  Engeland, A ^a   Tretli, S ^b   Bjorge T ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Norway; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0242298218     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601206     Document Type: Article

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