Alcohol-folate interactions in the risk of oral cancer in women: A prospective cohort study

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2516-2524

  Shanmugham, Jayapriyaa R ^a,c   Zavras, Athanasios I ^a,e   Rosner, Bernard A ^a,d   Giovannucci, Edward L ^a,b,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 77958078030     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-0499     Document Type: Article

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