Weighing the evidence linking UVB irradiance, vitamin D, and cancer risk

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 362-363

  Grant, William B ^a  

^a Sunlight   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; VITAMIN D;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIET; DOSE RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 79953311306     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2011.0020     Document Type: Letter

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