A prospective study of folate intake and the risk of breast cancer

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 1632-1637

  Zhang, Shumin ^a,d   Hunter, David J ^a,b,c   Hankinson, Susan E ^a,c   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,c   Rosner, Bernard A ^c   Colditz, Graham A ^a,b,c   Speizer, Frank E ^c   Willett, Walter C ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL; VITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0033526312     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.17.1632     Document Type: Article

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