Allium vegetable intake and gastric cancer: A case-control study and meta-analysis

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-179

  Turati, Federica ^a   Pelucchi, Claudio ^a   Guercio, Valentina ^b   Vecchia, Carlo La ^b   Galeone, Carlotta ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium vegetables; Diet; Garlic; Gastric cancer; Onion

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALLIUM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VEGETABLE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIUM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GARLIC; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ONIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921262580     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.201400496     Document Type: Article

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