Weight change and risk of colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 181, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 832-845

  Karahalios, Amalia ^a   English, Dallas R ^b   Simpson, Julie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; meta analysis; systematic review; weight gain; weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CANCER; HEALTH RISK; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME;

SCOPUS;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84930385704     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu357     Document Type: Article

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