A case-control study of diet and prostate cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 678-687

  Key, Tja ^a   Silcocks, P B ^a   Davey, G K ^a   Appleby, P N ^a   Bishop, D T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotene; Case control study; Diet; Fat; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

CAROTENE; IODINE; LIPID; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; SATURATED FATTY ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; GARLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0030878551     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.445     Document Type: Article

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