Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to c...
Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective cohorts in Europe
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Freisling, Heinz , Arnold, Melina , Soerjomataram, Isabelle , O'Doherty, Mark George , Ordóñez-Mena, José Manuel , Bamia, Christina , Kampman, Ellen , Leitzmann, Michael , Romieu, Isabelle , Kee, Frank , Tsilidis, Konstantinos , Tjønneland, Anne , Trichopoulou, Antonia , Boffetta, Paolo , Benetou, Vassiliki , Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B(as) , Huerta, José María , Brenner, Hermann , Wilsgaard, Tom and Jenab, Mazda
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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We evaluated the associations of anthropometric indicators of general obesity (body mass index, BMI), an established risk factor of various cancer, and body fat distribution (waist circumference, WC; hip circumference, HC; and waist-to-hip ratio, WHR), which may better reflect metabolic complications of obesity, with total obesity-re...
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Comparison of general obesity and measures of body fat distribution in older adults in relation to cancer risk: meta-analysis of individual participant data of seven prospective cohorts in Europe
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Author / Creator
Arnold, Melina
Soerjomataram, Isabelle
O'Doherty, Mark George
Ordóñez-Mena, José Manuel
Bamia, Christina
Kampman, Ellen
Leitzmann, Michael
Romieu, Isabelle
Kee, Frank
Tsilidis, Konstantinos
Tjønneland, Anne
Trichopoulou, Antonia
Boffetta, Paolo
Benetou, Vassiliki
Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B(as)
Huerta, José María
Brenner, Hermann
Wilsgaard, Tom
Jenab, Mazda
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TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_523262
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_wageningen_narcis_oai_library_wur_nl_wurpubs_523262
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0007-0920,1532-1827
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1532-1827
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10.1038/bjc.2017.106
