Cancer and the environment: The American Cancer Society prevention priorities

CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 341-342

  Colditz, Graham A ^a  

^a Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DIET; EDITORIAL; LAW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72749089392     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: 15424863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/caac.20042     Document Type: Editorial

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