Religion and reduced cancer risk - What is the explanation? A review

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2573-2579

  Hoff, Andreas ^a   Johannessen Henry, Christine Tind ^a   Ross, Lone ^a   Hvidt, Niels Christian ^b   Johansen, Christoffer ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Christianity; Lifestyle; Religion; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RISK; CHRISTIAN; COMMUNITY; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CHRISTIANITY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 55549135673     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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