## Abstract A number of studies have examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and risk of pancreatic cancer, but uncertainty about the relationship remains. We performed a metaβanalysis to summarize the evidence from prospective studies investigating this association. We searched MEDL
Body mass index, effect modifiers, and risk of pancreatic cancer: a pooled study of seven prospective cohorts
β Scribed by Li Jiao; Amy Berrington de Gonzalez; Patricia Hartge; Ruth M. Pfeiffer; Yikyung Park; D. Michal Freedman; Mitchell H. Gail; Michael C. R. Alavanja; Demetrius Albanes; Laura E. Beane Freeman; Wong-Ho Chow; Wen-Yi Huang; Richard B. Hayes; Jane A. Hoppin; Bu-tian Ji; Michael F. Leitzmann; Martha S. Linet; Cari L. Meinhold; Catherine Schairer; Arthur Schatzkin; Jarmo Virtamo; Stephanie J. Weinstein; Wei Zheng; Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 276 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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