Physical activity and cancer etiology: associations and mechanisms
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- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cancer Causes & Control
- Vol. 9 (5) , 487-509
Abstract
Objectives: This paper reviews the epidemiologic data of associations between physical activity and cancer risk, describes potential mechanisms for a physical activity cancer link, and proposes...Keywords
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