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

Andrew G Renehan; Margaret Tyson; Matthias Egger; Richard F Heller; Marcel Zwahlen

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

Body-mass index and incidence of cancer

A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

Bibliographic Data

ID	23345940
Authors	Andrew G Renehan, Margaret Tyson, Matthias Egger (0000-0002-1791-1842), Richard F Heller (0000-0003-3161-5967), Marcel Zwahlen (0000-0002-6772-6346)
Year	2008
Volume	371
Issue	9612
Pages	569-578
Publication date	2008-02-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	The Lancet (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 0099-5355 • E-ISSN: 0140-6736
Publisher	Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60269-x
PMID	18280327
Language	EN
Citations received	96
References cited	66

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