Glycaemic index, glycaemic load and ovarian cancer risk: A prospective cohort study

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1076-1081

  Silvera, Stephanie A N ^a   Jain, Meera ^b   Howe, Geoffrey R ^c   Miller, Anthony B ^b   Rohan, Thomas E ^d  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Cohort; Glycaemic index; Glycaemic load; Ovarian neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; SUGAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OVARY CANCER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUGAR INTAKE;

ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34447563502     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007696360     Document Type: Article

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