Lifetime body mass index and risk of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer by smoking and drinking habits

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1667-1671

  Nieto, A ^a   Sanchez M J ^b   Martinez, C ^b   Castellsague X ^c   Quintana, M J ^c   Bosch, X ^c   Conde, M ^a   Munoz N ^d   Herrero, R ^e   Franceschi, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^c CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e Proyecto Epidemiologico Guanacaste   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Body mass index; Cancer of oral cavity and oropharynx; Leanness; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0345303956     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601347     Document Type: Article

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