Dietary folate consumption and risk of ovarian cancer: A prospective cohort study

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 511-515

  Navarro Silvera, Stephanie A ^a   Jain, Meera ^c   Howe, Geoffrey R ^b   Miller, Anthony B ^c   Rohan, Thomas E ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cohort; Folate; Methionine; Ovarian neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK;

EID: 33751041649     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cej.0000220627.54986.bf     Document Type: Article

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