Folate, vitamin B12 and postmenopausal breast cancer in a prospective study of French women

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1209-1213

  Lajous, Martin ^a,b   Romieu, Isabelle ^b   Sabia, Severine ^a   Boutron Ruault, Marie Christine ^a   Clavel Chapelon, Françoise ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Breast cancer; Diet; Folate; Nutrition; Vitamin B 2; Vitamin B12; Women

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; RIBOFLAVIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; BREAST TUMOR; CALORIC INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EATING; FRANCE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RIBOFLAVIN; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 33749139525     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-006-0053-3     Document Type: Article

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