Intake of vitamins E, C, and A and risk of lung cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-243

  Yong, Lee Chen ^a   Brown, Charles C ^a   Schatzkin, Arthur ^a   Dresser, Connie M ^a   Slesinski, Mary Jane ^a   Cox, Christine S ^b   Taylor, Philip R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Carotenoids; Fruit; Lung neoplasms; Prospective studies; vegetables; Vitamin A; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SMOKING; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030762606     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009258     Document Type: Article

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