Results from an international case-control study of childhood brain tumors: The role of prenatal vitamin supplementation

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1998, Pages 887-892

  Preston Martin, Susan ^a   Pogoda, Janice M ^b   Mueller, Beth A ^c   Lubin, Flora ^d   Modan, Baruch ^d   Holly, Elizabeth A ^e   Filippini, Graziella ^f   Cordier, Sylvaine ^g   Peris Bonet, Raphael ^h   Choi, Won ⁱ   Little, Julian ^j   Arslan, Annie ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Statology   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^g INSERM   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

ⁱ Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^k INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

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Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Childhood neoplasms; Prenatal exposures; Vitamin supplements

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NORTH AMERICA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031829668     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106887     Document Type: Conference Paper

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