Obesity and the risk of gallbladder cancer: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1457-1461

  Larsson, S C ^a   Wolk, A ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Case control studies; Cohort studies; Gallbladder cancer; Meta analysis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COHORT STUDIES; GALLBLADDER NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 34247578216     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603703     Document Type: Article

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