Occupational physical activity and risk of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and stomach

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1004-1009

  Vigen, Cheryl ^a   Bernstein, Leslie ^a   Wu, Anna H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal gastric adenocarcinomas; Occupation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; SMOKING; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RECREATION; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 31544446359     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21419     Document Type: Article

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