Cruciferous vegetables intake and the risk of colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of observational studies

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1079-1087

  Wu, Q J ^a,b   Yang, Y ^a,b   Vogtmann, E ^c   Wang, J ^b   Han, L H ^b   Li, H L ^a,b   Xiang, Y B ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Cruciferous vegetables; Dietary; Epidemiology; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BROCCOLI; CABBAGE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICA; BRASSICACEAE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84875576152     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds601     Document Type: Article

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