Dietary profiles and anti-oxidants in a rural population of central Italy with a low frequency of cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-206

  Caperle, M ^a   Maiani, G ^b   Azzini, E ^b   Conti, E M S ^a   Raguzzini, A ^b   Ramazzotti, V ^a   Crespi, M ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Cancer; Carotenoids; Descriptive studies; Diet; Lipids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CERULOPLASMIN; CHOLESTEROL; RETINOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIOXIDANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0029896854     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199606000-00008     Document Type: Article

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