Retinol, vitamins A, C, and e and breast cancer risk: A meta-analysis and meta-regression

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1383-1396

  Fulan, Hu ^a   Changxing, Jiang ^a   Yi Baina, Wang ^a   Wencui, Zhang ^a   Chunqing, Lin ^a   Fan, Wang ^a   Dandan, Li ^a   Dianjun, Sun ^a   Tong, Wang ^a   Da, Pang ^a   Yashuang, Zhao ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Meta analysis; Retinol; Vitamin A; Vitamin C; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ASCORBIC ACID; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 82955232866     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-011-9811-y     Document Type: Article

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