The Women's Health Initiative dietary modification trial: Overview and baseline characteristics of participants

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Ritenbaugh, Cheryl ^a   Patterson, Ruth E ^b   Chlebowski, Rowan T ^c   Caan, Bette ^d   Fels Tinker, Lesley ^b   Howard, Barbara ^e   Ockene, Judy ^f  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^e MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral Modification; Breast Cancer; Clinical Trial; Colorectal Cancer; Disease Prevention; Low fat Diet; Postmenopausal Women; Women's Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FAT INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HUMAN; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SELF CONTROL; SELF MONITORING; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0142217825     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(03)00044-9     Document Type: Article

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