Zinc supplement use and risk of prostate cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 95, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1004-1007

  Leitzmann, Michael F ^a   Stampfer, Meir J ^b   Wu, Kana ^c   Colditz, Graham A ^b   Willett, Walter C ^b   Giovannucci, Edward L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041307364     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/95.13.1004     Document Type: Article

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