Calcium, Vitamin D, and the occurrence of colorectal cancer among women

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 1375-1382

  Martínez, María Elena ^a   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,b   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Hunter, David J ^a,b   Speizer, Frank E ^b   Wing, Alvin ^a   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0029781953     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.19.1375     Document Type: Article

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