Vitamin D and breast cancer risk: The NHANES I epidemiologic follow-up study, 1971-1975 to 1992

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 399-406

  John, Esther M ^a   Schwartz, Gary G ^b   Dreon, Darlene M ^a   Koo, Jocelyn ^a  

^a NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN EXPOSURE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 0032920265     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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