Glycemic index and glycemic load in endometrial cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 404-407

  Augustin, Livia S A ^a,b   Gallus, Silvano ^c   Bosetti, Cristina ^c   Levi, Fabio ^d   Negri, Eva ^c   Franceschi, Silvia ^e   Dal Maso, Luigino ^a   Jenkins, David J A ^b   Kendall, Cyril W C ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^c,f  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^e INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control; Endometrial cancer; Glycemic index; Glycemic load; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0037544286     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11089     Document Type: Article

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