Relation of vegetable, fruit, and grain consumption to colorectal adenomatous polyps

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1015-1025

  Witte, John S ^a   Longnecker, Matthew P ^b   Bird, Cristy L ^c   Lee, Eric R ^d   Frankl, Harold D ^d   Haile, Robert W ^c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

case control studies; cereals; colonic neoplasms; diet; fruit; garlic; vegetables

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON ADENOMA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GARLIC; GRAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM ADENOMA; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0029805362     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008872     Document Type: Article

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