Dairy products and colorectal cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 37-45

  Aune, D ^a   Lau, R ^a   Chan, D S M ^a   Vieira, R ^a   Greenwood, D C ^b   Kampman, E ^c   Norat, T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Dairy products; Diet; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

YOGHURT;

BUTTER; CANCER RISK; CHEESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DAIRY PRODUCT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; ICE CREAM; META ANALYSIS; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84855176867     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr269     Document Type: Review

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