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SUBMITTER: Wang F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5614604 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Fang F Xu Xingxiang X Yang Junjun J Min Lingfeng L Liang Sudong S Chen Yong Y
PloS one 20170926 9
<h4>Background</h4>The association between height and lung cancer risk has been investigated by epidemiological studies but the results are inconsistent. This meta-analysis was to evaluate whether the height is associated with lung cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified relevant articles by searching the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases, and reviewed the reference lists of selected papers. A random effect model was used to calculate summary odds ratios (OR) and relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence i ...[more]