Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer risk: Results from a European cohort

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 317-328

  Bamia, Christina ^a   Lagiou, Pagona ^a,b,c   Buckland, Genevieve ^d   Grioni, Sara ^e   Agnoli, Claudia ^e   Taylor, Aliki J ^f   Dahm, Christina C ^g   Overvad, Kim ^g   Olsen, Anja ^h   Tjønneland, Anne ^h   Cottet, Vanessa ^i,j   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^i,j   Morois, Sophie ^i,j   Grote, Verena ^k   Teucher, Birgit ^k   Boeing, Heiner ^l   Buijsse, Brian ^l   Trichopoulos, Dimitrios ^b,c,m   Adarakis, George ^m   Tumino, Rosario ⁿ   Naccarati, Alessio ^o   Panico, Salvatore ^p   Palli, Domenico ^q   Bueno De Mesquita, H Bas ^r,s   Van Duijnhoven, Fränzel J B ^r,t   Peeters, Petra H M ^s,u   Engeset, Dagrun ^v   Skeie, Guri ^v   Lund, Eiliv ^v   Sánchez, Maria José ^w,x   Barricarte, Aurelio ^x,y,z   Huerta, Jose Maria ^x,aa   Quirós, J Ramón ^ab   Dorronsoro, Miren ^x,ac   Ljuslinder, Ingrid ^ad   Palmqvist, Richard ^ad   Drake, Isabel ^ae   Key, Timothy J ^af   Khaw, Kay Tee ^ag   Wareham, Nick ^ah   Romieu, Isabelle ^ai   Fedirko, Veronika ^ai   Jenab, Mazda ^ai   Romaguera, Dora ^u   Norat, Teresa ^u   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^a,c,m   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^d CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^h DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

ⁱ INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^j UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^k GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^l GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^m HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

ⁿ CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^o Human Genetics Foundation   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^q CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^r NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^s UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^t WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^u IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^v UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^w ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^x CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^y INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^z PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^aa DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Spain)

^ab PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTORATE   (Spain)

^ac BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^ad UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ae LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^af UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^ag UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^ah MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^ai INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

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Author keywords

Cohort study; Colorectal cancer; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84878019908     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-013-9795-x     Document Type: Article

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