Diet and breast cancer

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 249, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 395-411

  Willett, W C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Diet; Fat; Nutrition; Obesity; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAROTENOID; FAT; FOLIC ACID; OLIVE OIL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; ENERGY BALANCE; FAT INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MENARCHE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES; VITAMINS;

EID: 0035724146     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00822.x     Document Type: Review

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