The impact of height and body mass index on the risk of testicular cancer in 600,000 Norwegian men

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 983-987

  Bjørge, Tone ^a,b   Tretli, Steinar ^c   Lie, A Kathrine ^c   Engeland, Anders ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort study; Germ cell tumors; Norway; Testicular cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TESTIS CARCINOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746063677     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-006-0032-8     Document Type: Article

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