A prospective cohort study of obesity and risk of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study

General Info

Geography

United States of America (USA)

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 1995 - December, 2006

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Body mass index, Obesity, Oesophagus cancer

Citation

Authors

O'Doherty MG, Freedman ND, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A, Abnet CC

Journal

Gut

Pages

1261-8

Publication year

2012

Suggested citation

O'Doherty MG, Freedman ND, Hollenbeck AR, Schatzkin A, Abnet CC. A prospective cohort study of obesity and risk of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinoma in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Gut. 2012; 61(9): 1261-8.