Issues in the design and interpretation of studies of fatty acids and cancer in humans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 6 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Byers, Tim ^a   Gieseker, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Epidemiology; Etiology; Fats; Fatty acids; Human studies; Nutrition; Study design

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE;

EID: 0030699427     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.6.1541S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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