A prospective study of plasma ascorbic acid concentrations and breast cancer (United States)

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 279-283

  Wu, Kana ^a   Helzlsouer, Kathy J ^a   Alberg, Anthony J ^a   Comstock, George W ^a   Norkus, Edward P ^b   Hoffman, Sandra C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Breast neoplasms; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ASCORBIC ACID; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MARYLAND; MENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034072031     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008983718924     Document Type: Note

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