Case-control and prospective studies of dietary a-linolenic acid intake and prostate cancer risk: A meta-analysis

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Carleton, Amanda J ^a,b   Sievenpiper, John L ^a,b,c   De Souza, Russell ^a,b,c,d   McKeown Eyssen, Gail ^b,e   Jenkins, J A ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINOLENIC ACID;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84878467241     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002280     Document Type: Review

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