A prospective cohort study of nut consumption and the risk of gallstone disease in men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 961-968

  Tsai, Chung Jyi ^a,b   Leitzmann, Michael F ^c   Hu, Frank B ^a,d   Willett, Walter C ^a,d   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallstones; Men; Nuts; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

NUT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FAT INTAKE; GALLBLADDER DISEASE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUT; PEANUT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET; GALLSTONES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 8444247533     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh302     Document Type: Article

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