A randomized, 12-year primary-prevention trial of beta carotene supplementation for nonmelanoma skin cancer in the physicians' health study

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-184

  Frieling, Uta M ^a   Schaumberg, Debra A ^a,c   Kupper, Thomas S ^a   Muntwyler, Jorg ^a   Hennekens, Charles H ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Division of Preventive Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE;

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CANCER; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033976365     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.136.2.179     Document Type: Article

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