Physical Activity and Cancer: The Evidence, The Issues, and the Challenges

Epidemiologic Methods in Physical Activity Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Sternfeld, Barbara ^a   Lee, I Min ^b  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Cancer; Dose response relationship; Physical activity; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920371544     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195183009.003.0010     Document Type: Chapter

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