Dietary fiber and risk of breast cancer: A case-control study in Uruguay

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-19

  De Stefani, Eduardo ^a   Correa, Pelayo ^b   Ronco, Alvaro ^a   Mendilaharsu, Maria ^a   Guidobono, Martha ^a   Deneo Pellegrini, Hugo ^c  

^a Registro Nacional de Cancer Montevideo   (Uruguay)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Instituto Nacional de Oncologia Montevideo   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRIENT; URUGUAY;

EID: 0030741938     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589709514547     Document Type: Article

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