Prospective study of vitamins C, E, and A and carotenoids and risk of oral premalignant lesions in men

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 970-977

  Maserejian, Nancy Nairi ^a,b,c   Giovannucci, Edward ^a,d   Rosner, Bernard ^d   Joshipura, Kaumudi ^a,b,e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MEDICAL SCIENCES CAMPUS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Diet; Leukoplakia; Mouth neoplasms; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; RETINOL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 33846817193     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22448     Document Type: Article

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