Greater intake of fruit and vegetables is associated with lower risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Chinese adults: A case-control study

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 589-599

  Liu, Yuan Ting ^a   Dai, Jun Jin ^b   Xu, Chun Hua ^a   Lu, Yun Kai ^c   Fan, Yu Ying ^b   Zhang, Xing Lan ^b   Zhang, Cai Xia ^a   Chen, Yu Ming ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Case control study; Chinese; Fruit; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Vegetable

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CARROT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CHINESE; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PEPPER; POME FRUIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84862818250     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-9923-z     Document Type: Article

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