Measurement error and results from analytic epidemiology: Dietary fat and breast cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 1738-1747

  Prentice, Ross L ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0029809183     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.23.1738     Document Type: Article

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