Overweight, obesity and gastric cancer risk: Results from a meta-analysis of cohort studies

Ping Yang; Yong Zhou; Bo Chen; Hongwei Wan; Guiqing Jia; Hai-Long Bai; Xiaoting Wu

doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2009.04.019

Keywords

OverweightMedicineOdds ratioBody mass indexObesityCancerInternal medicinePopulationConfidence intervalMeta-analysisCohort studyCohortEnvironmental health

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Sichuan University CN

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Year: 2009
Type: review
Volume: 45
Issue: 16
Pages: 2867-2873
Citations: 353
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                                    Ping Yang, 
                                
                                    Yong Zhou, 
                                
                                    Bo Chen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Overweight, obesity and gastric cancer risk: Results from a meta-analysis of cohort studies. 
                            European Journal of Cancer
                            , 45
                            (16)
                            , 2867-2873.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2009.04.019
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.04.019