The association of glycemic load and carbohydrate intake with colorectal cancer risk in the Multiethnic Cohort Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1074-1082

  Howarth, Nancy C ^a   Murphy, Suzanne P ^a   Wilkens, Lynne R ^a   Henderson, Brian E ^b   Kolonel, Laurence N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COLORECTAL ADENOCARCINOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC LOAD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RICE; SEX;

EID: 53849113669     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.4.1074     Document Type: Article

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