Dietary flavonoids and the risk of lung cancer and other malignant neoplasms

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-230

  Knekt, Paul ^a   Järvinen, Ritva ^b   Seppänen, Ritva ^c   Heliövaara, Markku ^a   Teppo, Lyly ^d   Pukkala, Eero ^d   Aromaa, Arpo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^d FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diet; Flavones; Longitudinal studies; Lung; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FLAVONOID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 1842290326     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009257     Document Type: Article

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