Dietary intake of selected micronutrients and gastric cancer risk: An Italian case-control study

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 160-165

  Pelucchi, C ^a   Tramacere, I ^a   Bertuccio, P ^a   Tavani, A ^a   Negri, E ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Diet; Epidemiologic studies; Micronutrients; Stomach neoplasms; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CALCIUM; CAROTENOID; FOLIC ACID; IRON; LYCOPENE; NICOTINIC ACID; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM INTAKE; STOMACH CANCER; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; EATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58949093772     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn536     Document Type: Article

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