Meat consumption and risk of breast cancer in the UK Women's Cohort Study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1139-1146

  Taylor, E F ^a   Burley, V J ^a   Greenwood, D C ^a   Cade, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Meat; Prospective studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34247276486     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603689     Document Type: Article

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