Consumption of cured meats and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1703-

  Ching, Kuang Chow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

FEMALE; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS; NITRITES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 57449115188     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2008.26712     Document Type: Letter

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