NewGeneris: A European study on maternal diet during pregnancy and child health

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-10

  Merlo, Domenico F ^a   Wild, Christopher P ^b   Kogevinas, Manolis ^c,d,e,f   Kyrtopoulos, Soterios ^g   Kleinjans, Jos ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^g INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

^h MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOGENS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; NEOPLASMS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 58349111533     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-08-0876     Document Type: Editorial

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