Dietary folate, methionine, riboflavin, and vitamin B-6 and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2372-2378

  De Vogel, Stefan ^a   Dindore, Vasundhara ^a   Van Engeland, Manon ^a   Goldbohm, R Alexandra ^b   Van Den Brandt, Piet A ^a   Weijenberg, Matty P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RIBOFLAVIN; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 57349162200     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.108.091157     Document Type: Article

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