Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

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MedicineInternal medicineBody mass indexCancerOncologyProspective cohort studyIncidence (geometry)Colorectal cancerBreast cancerMeta-analysisAdenocarcinomaGastroenterology

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Year: 2008
Type: review
Volume: 371
Issue: 9612
Pages: 569-578
Citations: 5095
Access: Closed

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                                    Andrew G. Renehan, 
                                
                                    Margaret Tyson, 
                                
                                    Matthias Egger
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 371
                            (9612)
                            , 569-578.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60269-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60269-x