Association between folate intake, serum folate levels and the risk of lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1957-1964

  Dai, Wei Min ^a   Yang, Bo ^a   Chu, Xiang Yang ^a   Wang, Yu Qi ^a   Zhao, Ming ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Zhang, Guo Qing ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Folate intake; Lung cancer; Meta analysis; Serum folate

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; META ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84877863778     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20130391     Document Type: Article

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