Obesity and Risk for Brain/CNS Tumors, Gliomas and Meningiomas: A Meta-Analysis.

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Published in PLoS One on September 02, 2015

Authors

Theodoros N Sergentanis1, Georgios Tsivgoulis2, Christina Perlepe1, Ioannis Ntanasis-Stathopoulos1, Ioannis-Georgios Tzanninis1, Ioannis N Sergentanis3, Theodora Psaltopoulou1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
2: Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, Medical School, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
3: Hôpital de Psychiatrie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland.

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