Nutrition intervention trials in linxian, China: Supplementation with specific vitamin/mineral combinations, cancer incidence, and disease-specific mortality in the general population

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 85, Issue 18, 1993, Pages 1483-1491

  Blot, William J ^a   Li, Jun Yao ^b   Taylor, Philip R ^a   Guo, Wande ^b   Dawsey, Sanford ^a   Wang, Guo Qing ^b   Yang, Chung S ^c   Zheng, Su Fang ^b   Gail, Mitchell ^a   Li, Guang Yi ^b   Yu, Yu ^b   Liu, Buo qi ^b   Tangrea, Joseph ^a   Sun, Yu hai ^b   Liu, Fusheng ^b   Fraumeni, Joseph F ^a   Zhang, You Hui ^b   Li, Bing ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; MOLYBDENUM; NICOTINIC ACID; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CHINA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MINERALS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; VITAMINS;

EID: 0027275148     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/85.18.1483     Document Type: Article

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