A prospective study of fruits, vegetables, and risk of endometrial cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 902-911

  McCullough, Marjorie L ^a   Bandera, Elisa V ^b,c   Patel, Roshni ^a   Patel, Alpa V ^a   Gansler, Ted ^a   Kushi, Lawrence H ^d   Thun, Michael J ^a   Calle, Eugenia E ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Endometrial neoplasms; Fruit; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CANCER; DIET; FRUIT; HORMONE; VEGETABLE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET SURVEYS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848822522     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm156     Document Type: Article

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