Obesity is associated with increased relative risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: A meta-analysis of observational studies

Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 122-130

  Castillo, Jorge J ^a   Ingham, Randall R ^b   Reagan, John L ^b   Furman, Michael ^b   Dalia, Samir ^c   Mitri, Joanna ^d  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Service of Endocrinology   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Epidemiology; Lymphoma; Meta analysis; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; OBESITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MALE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84896389663     PISSN: 21522650     EISSN: 21522669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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