The role of vegetable and fruit consumption in the aetiology of squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus: A case-control study in Uruguay

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 130-135

  De Stefani, Eduardo ^a,e   Boffetta, Paolo ^b   Deneo Pellegrini, Hugo ^a   Ronco, Alvaro L ^c   Correa, Pelayo ^d   Mendilaharsu, María ^a  

^a Instituto Nacional de Oncologia Montevideo   (Uruguay)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell   (Uruguay)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NONE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Citrus fruits; Squamous cell carcinoma; Total fruits; Total vegetables; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; URUGUAY; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; URUGUAY; VEGETABLES;

EID: 20444455459     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.20950     Document Type: Article

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