Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and risk of gastric adenocarcinoma within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 381-390

  Buckland, Genevieve ^a   Agudo, Antonio ^a   Luján, Leila ^a   Jakszyn, Paula ^a   Bas Bueno de Mesquita, H ^b   Palli, Domenico ^c   Boeing, Heiner ^d   Carneiro, Fátima ^e   Krogh, Vittorio ^f   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^g   Tumino, Rosario ^h   Panico, Salvatore ⁱ   Nesi, Gabriella ^j   Manjer, Jonas ^k   Regnér, Sara ^k   Johansson, Ingegerd ^l   Stenling, Roger ^l   Sanchez, María José ^m,n   Dorronsoro, Miren ^o   Barricarte, Aurelio ^p   Navarro, Carmen ^q   Quirós, J Ramón ^r   Allen, Naomi E ^s   Key, Timothy J ^s   Bingham, Sheila ^t   Kaaks, Rudolf ^u   Overvad, Kim ^v   Jensen, Majken ^v   Olsen, Anja ^w   Tjønneland, Anne ^w   Peeters, Petra H M ^x   Numans, Mattijs E ^x   Ocké, Marga C ^b   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^y   Morois, Sophie ^y   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^y   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^z   Lagiou, Pagona ^z   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^aa   Lund, Eiliv ^ab   Couto, Elisabeth ^ac   Boffeta, Paolo ^ac   Jenab, Mazda ^ac   Riboli, Elio ^ad   Romaguera, Dora ^ad   Mouw, Traci ^ad   González, Carlos A ^a   more..

^a CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^d GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^e University of Porto   (Portugal)

^f Nutritional Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^h CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^k LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^l UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^m ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

ⁿ CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^o Department of Public Health of Guipuzkoa ^*  (Spain)

^p INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^q DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Spain)

^r Public Health and Health Planning Directorate   (Spain)

^s UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^t UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^u GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^v AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^w INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^x UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^y INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^z UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^aa HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^ab UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^ac INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^ad IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 75649134612     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28209     Document Type: Article

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