Dietary intake of vitamin K and risk of prostate cancer in the Heidelberg cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Heidelberg)

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 985-992

  Nimptsch, Katharina ^a   Rohrmann, Sabine ^a   Linseisen, Jakob ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FARNOQUINONE; PHYTOMENADIONE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 42249093703     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.4.985     Document Type: Article

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