Calcium, vitamin D, and dairy foods and the occurrence of colon cancer in men

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 907-917

  Kearney, John ^a   Giovannucci, Edward ^a,b   Rimm, Eric B ^a   Ascherio, Alberto ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b   Wing, Alvin ^a   Kampman, Ellen ^c   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

calcium; colonic neoplasms; dairy products; men; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030005949     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008834     Document Type: Article

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