Vitamin D levels in Norway may be inadequate to reduce risk of breast cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 128, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2249-2250

  Grant, William B ^a   Juzeniene, Asta ^b   Lagunova, Zoya ^b   Porojnicu, Alina C ^a   Moan, Johan E ^b,c  

^a Sunlight Nutrition and Health Research Center ^*  (United States)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; COD LIVER OIL; RETINOL; VITAMIN D;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; LETTER; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; SUN EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; WINTER;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; VITAMIN D;

EID: 79952473902     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25552     Document Type: Letter

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