Epidemiologic studies of nutrition and cancer: Let us not throw out the baby with the bath water

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 662-664

  Kaaks, Rudolf ^a   Riboli, Elio ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; FAT; INSULIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; VEGETABLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

DIET; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 23244431945     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21027     Document Type: Review

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