In a hospital-based case-control study of common malignant epithelial tumors of the ovary, conducted in Athens (1989)(1990)(1991), 189 cases were compared with 200 hospital visitor controls. Personal interviews were conducted in all cases and diet was ascertained through a semi-quantitative food fre
Diet and breast cancer: A case-control study in Greece
β Scribed by K. Katsouyanni; D. Trichopoulos; P. Boyle; E. Xirouchaki; A. Trichopoulou; B. Lisseos; S. Vasilaros; B. Macmahon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 543 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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