Beta-carotene intake and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer

Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-53

  Jumaan, Aisha O ^a   Holmberg, Lars ^b   Zack, Matthew ^c   Mokdad, Ali H ^c   Ohlander, Eva May ^d   Wolk, Alicia ^e   Byers, Tim ^f  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta carotene; Breast; Cancer; Diet; Latency; Postmenopausal; Screening; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0032901188     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199901000-00009     Document Type: Article

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