Choline and betaine intake is inversely associated with breast cancer risk: A two-stage case-control study in China

Cancer Science

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 250-258

  Zhang, Cai Xia ^a   Pan, Mei Xia ^b   Li, Bin ^a   Wang, Lian ^a   Mo, Xiong Fei ^c   Chen, Yu Ming ^a   Lin, Fang Yu ^c   Ho, Suzanne C ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; CHOLINE; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; SPHINGOMYELIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHICKEN MEAT; CHINA; CHINESE CABBAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGG; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; GRAIN; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SPINACH;

EID: 84873709148     PISSN: 13479032     EISSN: 13497006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cas.12064     Document Type: Article

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