Serum carotenoids are associated with increased lung cancer risk among alcohol drinkers, but not among non-drinkers in a cohort of tin miners

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 355-360

  Ratnasinghe, Duminda ^a   Forman, Michele R ^a   Tangrea, Joseph A ^a   Qiao, Youlin ^b   Yao, Shu Xiang ^c   Gunter, Elaine W ^d   Barrett, Michael J ^e   Giffen, Carol A ^e   Erozan, Yener ^f   Tockman, Melvyn S ^g   Taylor, Philip R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CICAMS ^*  (China)

^c Yunnan Tin Corporation   (China)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; RADON;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033853882     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/35.4.355     Document Type: Article

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