Plasma carotenoids, retinol and tocopherol levels and the risk of ovarian cancer

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 457-462

  Jeong, Nan Hee ^a   Song, Eun Seop ^b   Lee, Jong Min ^a,k   Lee, Kwang Beom ^c   Kim, Mi Kyung ^d   Cheon, Ji Eun ^d   Lee, Jae Kwan ^e   Son, Sung Kyong ^f   Lee, Jung Pil ^g   Kim, Jae Hoon ^h   Hur, Soo Young ⁱ   Kwon, Yong Il ^j  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^e Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^g Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^h Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

ⁱ The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^j Hallym University   (South Korea)

^k Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

Carotenoids; ovarian cancer; tocopherol; vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LYCOPENE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RETINOL; TOCOPHEROL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ANTIOXIDANT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OVARY CANCER; PARITY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; KOREA; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OVARY TUMOR; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; ODDS RATIO; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; TOCOPHEROLS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 64849095810     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340902807215     Document Type: Article

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