Folic acid fortification and cancer risk

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9621, 2008, Pages 1335-

  Mason, JB ^a   Cole, BF ^b   Baron, JA ^c   Kim, Y I ^d   Smith, AD ^e  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Vermont   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LAW; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 42049112522     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60590-5     Document Type: Letter

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