Perceived stress and risk of colorectal cancer in men and women: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-202

  Nielsen, N R ^a,b   Kristensen, T S ^c   Strandberg Larsen, K ^a   Zhang, Z F ^b   Schnohr, P ^d   Gronbaek M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Prospective studies; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38349169248     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01826.x     Document Type: Article

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