Vitamin d decreases risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women of normal weight in subtropical Taiwan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Lee, Meei Shyuan ^a,c   Huang, Yi Chen ^a,b   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^a,b,c   Wu, Tsai Yi ^a   Chou, Yu Ching ^a   Wu, Mei Hsuan ^a   Yu, Jyh Cherng ^d   Sun, Chien An ^e  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BMI; Menopause; Subtropical; Sunlight exposure; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SUNLIGHT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SUNLIGHT; TAIWAN; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 79953070237     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20100088     Document Type: Article

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