Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Risk of Cholecystectomy in Women

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 760-767

  Tsai, Chung Jyi ^a,b   Leitzmann, Michael F ^c   Willett, Walter C ^b,d   Giovannucci, Edward L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Fruit; Gallbladder; Gallstone; Prospective study; Vegetable; Woman

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CITRUS FRUIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; GALLSTONES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 33747893377     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.02.040     Document Type: Article

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