Garlic, onion and cereal fibre as protective factors for breast cancer: A French case-control study

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 737-747

  Challier, Bruno ^a   Perarnau, Jean Marc ^b   Viel, Jean Francois ^a,c  

^a Laboratory of Immunology   (France)

^b Annecy Regional Hospital   (France)

^c Faculty of Medicine   (France)

Author keywords

Breast; Cancer; Case control; France; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GARLIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; ONION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREALS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FOOD; FRANCE; GARLIC; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ONIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0032446818     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007512825851     Document Type: Article

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