Association of soy and fiber consumption with the risk of endometrial cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 294-306

  Goodman, Marc T ^a   Wilkens, Lynne R ^a   Hankin, Jean H ^a   Lyu, Li Ching ^a   Wu, Anna H ^b   Kolonel, Laurence N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Diet; Dietary fiber; Energy metabolism; Fats; Soybeans; Uterine neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SOYBEAN; UNITED STATES; UTERUS CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030860896     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009270     Document Type: Article

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