The impact of alcohol consumption on the risk of cancer among men: A 20-year follow-up study from Finland

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1488-1492

  Toriola, Adetunji T ^a,b   Kurl, Sudhir ^b   Dyba, Tadeusz ^c   Laukkanen, Jari A ^b,d   Kauhanen, Jussi ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^d LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cancer; Cardio respiratory fitness; Cohort study; Energy intake; Population attributable fraction; Population based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952584202     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.03.035     Document Type: Article

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