Food and nutrient exposures: What to consider when evaluating epidemiologic evidence

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Sempos, Christopher T ^a   Liu, Kiang ^b   Ernst, Nancy D ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Coronary artery disease; Coronary heart disease; Diet; Dietary survey methods; Epidemiology; Nutrition; Study design

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033013627     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.6.1330s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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