Mediterranean diet and cancer risk

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 447-452

  Gallus, S ^a,b   Bosetti, C ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Case control study; Epidemiology; Mediterranean diet; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARCINOMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GRAIN; HUMAN; INTESTINE CARCINOMA; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERUS CANCER; VEGETABLE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DIETARY FIBER; FRUIT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MEAT; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PLANT OILS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLES;

EID: 5044220922     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200410000-00013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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