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

Cancer Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1933-1947

  Schwingshackl, Lukas ^a   Hoffmann, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cancer; Mediterranean diet; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DATA BASE; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85006207581     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.539     Document Type: Article

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