Is obesity a preventive factor for lung cancer?

Neoplasma

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-73

  Kollarova, H ^a   Machova, L ^a   Horakova, D ^a   Cizek, L ^a   Janoutova, G ^a   Janout, V ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

BMI; Inverse association; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SMOKING; LUNG TUMOR; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 48049087039     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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