Association between sleep duration and cancer risk: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.

BACKGROUND: Sleep duration has been shown to play an important role in the development of cancer. However, the results have been inconsistent. A meta-analysis with prospective cohort studies was performed to clarify the association between short or long sleep duration and cancer risk. METHODS: PubMe...

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Main Authors: Yan Lu, Nong Tian, Jie Yin, Yuhua Shi, Zhenping Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3762769?pdf=render