The Canadian Study of Diet, Lifestyle, and Health: Design and characteristics of a new cohort study of cancer risk

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-17

  Rohan, Thomas E ^a   Soskolne, Colin L ^b   Carroll, Kenneth K ^c   Kreiger, Nancy ^d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cohort studies; Diet; Epidemiology; Lifestyle; Molecular markers; Personal medical history; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD; HAIR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NAIL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SAMPLE; TOE; UNIVERSITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33847632604     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: 15251500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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