Study of prediagnostic selenium level in toenails and the risk of advanced prostate cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 90, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 1219-1224

  Yoshizawa, Kazuko ^a   Willett, Walter C ^b   Morris, Steven J ^c   Stampfer, Meir J ^b   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^b   Giovannucci, Edward ^a,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0032547323     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.16.1219     Document Type: Article

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