Measured body mass index in adolescence and the incidence of colorectal cancer in a cohort of 1.1 million males

General Info

Geography

Israel (ISR)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 1967 - December, 2005

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Adolescents, Anthropometry, Body mass index, Colon and rectum cancers, Obesity

Citation

Authors

Levi Z, Kark JD, Barchana M, Liphshitz I, Zavdy O, Tzur D, Derazne E, Furman M, Niv Y, Gordon B, Afek A, Shamiss A

Journal

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev

Pages

2524-31

Publication year

2011

Suggested citation

Levi Z, Kark JD, Barchana M, Liphshitz I, Zavdy O, Tzur D, Derazne E, Furman M, Niv Y, Gordon B, Afek A, Shamiss A. Measured body mass index in adolescence and the incidence of colorectal cancer in a cohort of 1.1 million males. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011; 20(12): 2524-31.