Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

Abstract

Increasing prevalence of obesity in the United States population may have contributed to the upward trends in esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinomas.

Keywords

MedicineAdenocarcinomaEsophagusBody mass indexInternal medicineGastroenterologyIncidence (geometry)PopulationObesityOdds ratioCancer

MeSH Terms

AdenocarcinomaAge DistributionAgedBody Mass IndexBody WeightCardiaCase-Control StudiesConnecticutEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNew JerseyOdds RatioRiskRisk FactorsSex DistributionStomach NeoplasmsWashington

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 90
Issue: 2
Pages: 150-155
Citations: 629
Access: Closed

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                                    Wong‐Ho Chow, 
                                
                                    William J. Blot, 
                                
                                    Thomas L. Vaughan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia. 
                            JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
                            , 90
                            (2)
                            , 150-155.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/90.2.150
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.2.150
PMID: 9450576

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