Consumption of animal foods and endometrial cancer risk: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 967-988

  Bandera, Elisa V ^a,b   Kushi, Lawrence H ^c   Moore, Dirk F ^b   Gifkins, Dina M ^a   McCullough, Marjorie L ^d  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal foods; Dairy products; Diet; Eggs; Endometrial carcinoma; Fish; Meat; Meta analysis; Milk; Poultry; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; EGGS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MEAT; MILK; POULTRY;

EID: 34547760918     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-007-9038-0     Document Type: Article

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