EPIC-Germany - A source for studies into diet and risk of chronic diseases

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 195-204

  Boeing, Heiner ^a   Wahrendorf, J ^b   Becker, N ^b  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological material; Chronic diseases; Cohort study; Diet; Study design

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANCER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; EUROPEAN UNION; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DISEASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032786678     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000012786     Document Type: Review

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