Dietary Salt, Nitrate and Stomach Cancer Mortality in 24 Countries
Author(s) -
J V Joossens,
M J Hill,
Paul Elliott,
Rose Stamler,
Jeremiah Stamler,
Emmanuel Lesaffre,
AnneMarie Dyer,
R NICHOLS,
Hugo Kesteloot
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.3.494
Subject(s) - stomach cancer , stomach , nitrate , cancer , medicine , salt (chemistry) , environmental health , population , biology , ecology , chemistry
High salt and nitrate intake are considered as risk factors for stomach cancer, but little is known about possible interactions. This ecological study examines the respective importance of both factors for stomach cancer mortality at the population level using data obtained under standardized conditions and with biochemical analyses performed in the same laboratories.
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