Cancer incidence and mortality and vitamin D in Black and White male health professionals

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2467-2472

  Giovannucci, Edward ^a,b   Liu, Yan ^b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CANCER; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 33846020906     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0357     Document Type: Article

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