Prospective study of diet and ovarian cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-31

  Kushi, Lawrence H ^a   Mink, Pamela J ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^a   Anderson, Kristin E ^a   Zheng, Wei ^b   Lazovich, DeAnn ^a   Sellers, Thomas A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Nutrition; Ovarian neoplasms; Postmenopausal; Prospective studies; Risk; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032931075     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009723     Document Type: Article

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