Relation of height and body mass index to renal cell carcinoma in two million Norwegian men and women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1168-1176

  Bjørge, Tone ^a   Tretli, Steinar ^b   Engeland, Anders ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body height; Body mass index; Carcinoma, renal cell; Kidney neoplasms

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CANCER; GENDER DISPARITY; HEIGHT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 10344219988     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh345     Document Type: Article

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