Young adulthood body mass index and risk of cancer in later adulthood: Historical cohort study

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2069-2077

  Burton, Anya ^a,b   Martin, Richard ^a,b   Galobardes, Bruna ^a   Davey Smith, George ^b   Jeffreys, Mona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Oakfield House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort study; Neoplasms; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751566713     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9625-3     Document Type: Article

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