Anthropometric and reproductive factors and the risk of pancreatic cancer: A case-control study in Shanghai, China

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 432-437

  Bu Tian, Ji ^a,b,c   Hatch, Maureen C ^a,e   Chow, Wong Ho ^c,d   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^c,d   Dai, Qi ^b   Howe, Geoffrey R ^a   Gao, Yu Tang ^b   Fraumeni Jr , Joseph F ^c  

^a School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b SHANGHAI CANCER INSTITUTE   (China)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 8944228922     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19960516)66:4<432::AID-IJC4>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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