Aune, D, Greenwood, DC, Chan, DS et al. (6 more authors) (2012) Body mass index, abdominal fatness and pancreatic cancer risk: a systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies. Annals of Oncology, 23 (4). 843 - 852. ISSN 0923-7534
Abstract
Questions remain about the shape of the dose-response relationship between body mass index (BMI) and pancreatic cancer risk, possible confounding by smoking, and differences by gender or geographic location. Whether abdominal obesity increases risk is unclear.
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| Item Type: | Article | 
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012, Oxford University Press. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Annals of Oncology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. | 
| Keywords: | Body Mass Index; Humans; Incidence; Obesity, Abdominal; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Prospective Studies; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; Waist-Hip Ratio | 
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| Institution: | The University of Leeds | 
| Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Food Science and Nutrition (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics (LIGHT) > Biostatistics (Leeds) | 
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications | 
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2013 12:20 | 
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2014 02:39 | 
| Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdr398 | 
| Status: | Published | 
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | 
| Refereed: | Yes | 
| Identification Number: | 10.1093/annonc/mdr398 | 
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:77101 | 
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