Global co-distribution of light at night (LAN) and cancers of prostate, colon, and lung in men

Chronobiology International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 108-125

  Kloog, Itai ^a   Haim, Abraham ^a   Stevens, Richard G ^b   Portnov, Boris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Geography; Incidence rates; LAN; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIGHT; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 60549089407     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520802694020     Document Type: Article

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