A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between body size and testicular cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1467-1474

  Lerro, C C ^a,b   McGlynn, K A ^b   Cook, M B ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

body height; body mass index; body weight; meta analysis; review; systematic; testicular neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77958517507     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605934     Document Type: Article

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