Optimal Vitamin D Status for Colorectal Cancer Prevention. A Quantitative Meta Analysis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 210-216

  Gorham, Edward D ^a   Garland, Cedric F ^a   Garland, Frank C ^a   Grant, William B ^b   Mohr, Sharif B ^a   Lipkin, Martin ^c   Newmark, Harold L ^d   Giovannucci, Edward ^e   Wei, Melissa ^e   Holick, Michael F ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SUNARC   (United States)

^c STRANG CANCER PREVENTION CENTER   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; VITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CHI SQUARE TEST; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D INTOXICATION; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CALIFORNIA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D;

EID: 33846889776     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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