Diet, alcohol, coffee and pancreatic cancer: Final results from an Italian study

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 455-460

  Soler, M ^a   Chatenoud, L ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Franceschi, S ^c   Negri, E ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Case control study; Coffee; Diet; Pancreatic neoplasm; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; COFFEE; DIET; FEMALE; FISH; FRUIT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COFFEE; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032406157     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199812000-00005     Document Type: Article

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