Obesity and endometrial cancer: Challenges for public health action

Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 595-597

  Richardson, Lisa C ^a   Thomas, Cheryll ^a   Bowman, Barbara A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CANCER MORTALITY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIFESTYLE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

DIET; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70549100924     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/whe.09.62     Document Type: Editorial

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