Variations in lycopene blood levels and tomato consumption across European Countries based on the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Jenab, Mazda ^a   Ferrari, Pietro ^a   Mazuir, Mathieu ^a   Tjonneland, Anne ^b   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^c   Linseisen, Jakob ^d   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^e   Tumino, Rosario ^f   Bueno De Mesquita, Hendrik B ^g   Lund, Eiliv ^h   Gonzalez, Carlos A ⁱ   Johansson, Gerd ^j   Key, Timothy J ^k   Riboli, Elio ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^d GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^f CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

ⁱ CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^j UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

EPIC study; Lycopene; Tomato

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOMATO;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 23244435518     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.8.2032s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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