Obesity: An epidemiological perspective from Asia and its relationship to gastrointestinal and liver cancers

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 28, Issue S4, 2013, Pages 54-58

  Goh, Li Yen ^a   Goh, Khean Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Excess body weight; Gastrointestinal cancers; Liver cancer; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; C PEPTIDE; INSULIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; SOMATOMEDIN;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER CANCER; OBESITY; PANCREAS CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EXCESS BODY WEIGHT; GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS; LIVER CANCER; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

ADIPOKINES; ADULT; ASIA; CHILD; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RISK;

EID: 84897590845     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgh.12293     Document Type: Article

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