Men with cancer change their health behaviour: A prospective study from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 201-206

  Karlsen, R V ^a   Bidstrup, P E ^a   Christensen, J ^a   Larsen, S B ^a   Tjonneland A ^a   Dalton, S O ^a   Johansen, C ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health behaviour; lifestyle; men

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; DENMARK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMOKING;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; DENMARK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SMOKING; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84862988331     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.238     Document Type: Article

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