Invited commentary: Are dietary intakes and other exposures in childhood and adolescence important for adult cancers?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 184-189

  Potischman, Nancy ^a   Linet, Martha S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; diet; distant past; life course; methods; recall

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; CANCER; CHILD; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; HISTORICAL RECORD; LESION; LIFESTYLE; POULTRY; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENCE; DIET; DISTANT PAST; LIFE COURSE; METHODS; RECALL;

ADENOMA; ANIMALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEAT;

EID: 84880517173     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt101     Document Type: Review

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