Italian mediterranean index and risk of colorectal cancer in the Italian section of the EPIC cohort

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1404-1411

  Agnoli, Claudia ^a   Grioni, Sara ^a   Sieri, Sabina ^a   Palli, Domenico ^b   Masala, Giovanna ^b   Sacerdote, Carlotta ^c,d   Vineis, Paolo ^d,e   Tumino, Rosario ^f   Giurdanella, Maria Concetta ^f   Pala, Valeria ^a   Berrino, Franco ^a   Mattiello, Amalia ^g   Panico, Salvatore ^g   Krogh, Vittorio ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^c Center for Cancer Prevention CPO Piemonte   (Italy)

^d HuGeF Foundation   (Italy)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f ASP 7   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

colorectal cancer; Mediterranean diet; prospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRUIT; HIGH FIBER DIET; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALIAN; ITALIAN MEDITERRANEAN INDEX; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET SURVEYS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 84872978670     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27740     Document Type: Article

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