Anthropometric factors and risk of endometrial cancer: The European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-413

  Friedenreich, Christine ^a   Cust, Anne ^b,c,d   Lahmann, Petra H ^e   Steindorf, Karen ^f   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^g   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^g   Mesrine, Sylvie ^g   Linseisen, Jakob ^f   Rohrmann, Sabine ^f   Boeing, Heiner ^e   Pischon, Tobias ^e   Tjønneland, Anne ^h   Halkjær, Jytte ^h   Overvad, Kim ⁱ   Mendez, Michelle ^j   Redondo, M L ^k   Garcia, Carmen Martinez ^l   Larrañaga, Nerea ^m   Tormo, María José ⁿ   Gurrea, Aurelio Barricarte ^o   Bingham, Sheila ^p   Khaw, Kay Tee ^q   Allen, Naomi ^r   Key, Tim ^r   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^s   Vasilopoulou, Effie ^s   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^t   Pala, Valeria ^u   Palli, Domenico ^v   Tumino, Rosario ^w   Mattiello, Amalia ^x   Vineis, Paolo ^y,z   Bueno de Mesquita, H Bas ^aa   Peeters, Petra H M ^ab   Berglund, Göran ^ac   Manjer, Jonas ^ac   Lundin, Eva ^ad   Lukanova, Annekatrin ^ad,ae   Slimani, Nadia ^b   Jenab, Mazda ^b   Kaaks, Rudolf ^b,f   Riboli, Elio ^b,z   more..

^a Division of Population Health and Information   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^f GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^g INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^h INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

ⁱ AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^j BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^k Public Health and Health Planning Directorate   (Spain)

^l ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^m Department of Public Health of Guipuzkoa ^*  (Spain)

ⁿ DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Spain)

^o INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^p UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^q UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^r UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^t HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^u NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^v CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^w CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^x UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^y UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^z IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^aa NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^ab UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^ac LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^ad UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ae NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adiposity; Anthropometry; Endometrial cancer; Etiology; Hormone replacement therapy; Mechanisms; Obesity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MORBID OBESITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33947288101     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-006-0113-8     Document Type: Article

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