Dietary intake of n-3 fatty acids and colorectal cancer risk: A meta-analysis of data from 489000 individuals

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1550-1556

  Shen, Xiao Jian ^a   Zhou, Jun Dong ^a   Dong, Jia Yi ^b   Ding, Wei Qun ^c   Wu, Jin Chang ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Colorectal cancer; Meta analyses; n 3 Fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84870027295     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512003546     Document Type: Review

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