Refined and whole grain cereals and the risk of oral, oesophageal and laryngeal cancer

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 487-489

  Levi, F ^a   Pasche, C ^a   Lucchini, F ^a   Chatenoud, L ^b   Jacobs Jr , D R ^c   La Vecchia, C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiology; Larynx; Neoplasms; Oesophagus; Oral cavity; Pharynx; Refined cereals; Whole grains

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; GRAIN; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PHARYNX CANCER; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; CEREALS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034078934     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601043     Document Type: Article

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