A multiethnic cohort in Hawaii and Los Angeles: Baseline characteristics

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 346-357

  Kolonel, Laurence N ^a   Henderson, Brian E ^b   Hankin, Jean H ^a   Nomura, Abraham M Y ^a   Wilkens, Lynne R ^a   Pike, Malcolm C ^b   Stram, Daniel O ^b   Monroe, Kristine R ^b   Earle, Maj E ^a   Nagamine, Faye S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Cohort studies; Diet; Ethnic groups; Obesity; Physical fitness; Prospective studies; Smoking

Indexed keywords

DIET; ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; HAWAII; LOS ANGELES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18844474648     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010213     Document Type: Article

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