Birth size and subsequent risk for prostate cancer: A prospective population-based study in Norway

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1002-1004

  Nilsen, Tom I L ^a   Romundstad, Pål R ^a   Troisi, Rebecca ^b   Vatten, Lars J ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth length; Birth weight; Head circumference; Metastasis; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CANCER RISK; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 11844300424     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20674     Document Type: Article

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