Folate, vitamin B6, multivitamin supplements, and colorectal cancer risk in women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-115

  Zhang, Shumin M ^a,b   Moore, Steven C ^c   Lin, Jennifer ^a   Cook, Nancy R ^a   Manson, JoAnn E ^a,b   Lee, I Min ^a,b   Buring, Julie E ^a,b,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Dietary supplements; Folic acid; Vitamin B 6; Vitamins; Women

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; MULTIVITAMIN; PYRIDOXINE; VITAMIN;

CANCER; VITAMIN; WOMENS HEALTH;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN B 6; VITAMINS;

EID: 30344479948     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj016     Document Type: Article

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