Serum α-tocopherol and subsequent risk of lung cancer among male smokers

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 1738-1743

  Woodson, Karen ^a,d   Tangrea, Joseph A ^a   Barrett, Michael J ^b   Virtamo, Jarmo ^c   Taylor, Philip R ^a   Albanes, Demetrius ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0033589324     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.20.1738     Document Type: Article

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