Dietary quality index and the risk of breast cancer: a case-control study
Fatemeh Pourhabibi-Zarandi,
Masoud Amini Kahrizsangi,
Sevda Eskandarzadeh
et al.
Abstract:Background
Diet quality is a significant determinant in the etiology of breast cancer (BrCa), but further studies are required to explore this relationship. Therefore, we tried to assess if diet quality, assessed using the Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I), was related to BrCa among the Iranian population.
Methods
In the present case-control research, 134 women with a recent diagnosis of BrCa and 267 without BrCa were selected as case and co… Show more
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