Calcium and magnesium indrinking water and the risk of death from breast cancer

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 231-241

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Chiu, Hui Fen ^a   Cheng, Bi Hua ^b   Hsu, Te Yao ^b   Cheng, Ming Fen ^c   Wu, Trong Neng ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DRINKING WATER; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

BIRTH RATE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0034705475     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00984100050027798     Document Type: Article

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