The effect of body mass index on endometrial cancer: A meta-analysis

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 872-880

  Jenabi, E ^a   Poorolajal, J ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Case control studies; Cohort studies; Endometrial neoplasms; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; META-ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY;

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMPLICATION; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

SCOPUS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 84941601284     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.04.017     Document Type: Review

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