The role of nutrition in cancer development and prevention

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-165

  Michels, Karin B ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Cancer prevention; Confounding; Diet; Epidemiology; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; ENERGY BALANCE; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SHORT SURVEY;

DIET; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 13244275034     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20662     Document Type: Short Survey

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