A case-control study of oesophageal adenocarcinoma in women: A preventable disease

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-132

  Cheng, K K ^a   Sharp, L ^b   McKinney, P A ^f   Logan, R F A ^c   Chilvers, C E D ^c   Cook Mozaffari, P ^d   Ahmed, A ^e   Day, N E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Aetiology; Breastfeeding; Fruit; Obesity; Oesophageal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034121801     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1121     Document Type: Article

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