Diet and the risk of salivary gland cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-176

  Horn Ross, Pamela L ^a   Morrow, Merrilee ^a   Ljung, Britt Marie ^b  

^a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; Cholesterol; Diet; Epidemiologic factors; Salivary gland neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STATISTICS; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALIVARY GLAND CANCER;

EID: 0030756116     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009248     Document Type: Article

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