Body mass and colorectal cancer risk in the NIH-AARP cohort

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-45

  Adams, Kenneth F ^a,c   Leitzmann, Michael F ^a   Albanes, Demetrius ^a   Kipnis, Victor ^a   Mouw, Traci ^a   Hollenbeck, Al ^b   Schatzkin, Arthur ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AARP   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Colonic neoplasms; Colorectal neoplasms; Humans; Obesity; Overweight; Rectal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; HORMONE; OBESITY; REPLACEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING HABIT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547577217     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm049     Document Type: Article

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