Commentary: Seeing the light

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-232

  Armstrong, Bruce K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; VITAMIN D;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKIN CANCER; SUN EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; SURVIVAL RATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D;

EID: 33645821444     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi292     Document Type: Note

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