Invited commentary: Dietary fiber, estradiol, and cholesterol

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-159

  Levitan, Emily B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

cholesterol; dietary fiber; estradiol; lipoproteins; menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

DIETARY SHIFT; HORMONE; LINEARITY; LIPID; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROTEIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ANALYTIC METHOD; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MARGINAL STRUCTURAL MODEL; POSTMENOPAUSE; REVIEW;

CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FIBER; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE;

EID: 78650639978     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq391     Document Type: Review

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