Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1884-1897

  Schwingshackl, Lukas ^a   Hoffmann, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

cancer; Mediterranean diet; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

AERODIGESTIVE CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CANCER; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META-ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84905721474     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28824     Document Type: Review

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