A search for recall bias in a case-control study of diet and breast cancer

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 235-243

  Holmberg, L ^a,b   Ohlander, E M ^c   Byers, T ^d   Zack, M ^d   Wolk, A ^b   Bruce, A ^c   Bergstrom R ^b   Bergkvist, L ^e   Adami, H O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^e CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Case control study; Diet; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COFFEE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEAT; MILK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0029980435     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.2.235     Document Type: Article

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