Cancer prevention and diet: Opportunities in Europe

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 2b, 2001, Pages 475-484

  Riboli, Elio ^a   Norat, Teresa ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Diet; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EUROPE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; HUMAN; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; STOMACH CANCER; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; NEOPLASMS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0034991945     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2001158     Document Type: Article

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