Estimating the alcohol-breast cancer association: A comparison of diet diaries, FFQs and combined measurements

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 547-559

  Keogh, Ruth H ^a,b   Park, Jin Young ^c   White, Ian R ^a   Lentjes, Marleen A H ^b   McTaggart, Alison ^b   Bhaniani, Amit ^b   Cairns, Benjamin J ^d   Key, Timothy J ^d   Greenwood, Darren C ^e   Burley, Victoria J ^e   Cade, Janet E ^e   Dahm, Christina C ^f,g   Pot, Gerda K ^h   Stephen, Alison M ^h   Masset, Gabriel ⁱ   Brunner, Eric J ⁱ   Khaw, Kay Tee ^b  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Breast cancer; Case control study; Diet diary; Food frequency questionnaire; Measurement error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIDER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PORTION SIZE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866046995     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-012-9693-7     Document Type: Article

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