Fruit and vegetable consumption and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in Japan: The JPHC study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1935-1940

  Yamaji, Taiki ^a   Inoue, Manami ^a   Sasazuki, Shizuka ^a   Iwasaki, Motoki ^a   Kurahashi, Norie ^a   Shimazu, Taichi ^a   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cruciferous vegetables; Esophageal cancer; Fruits; Prospective study; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FRUIT; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 51949088114     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23744     Document Type: Article

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