Vitamin C and survival among women with breast cancer: A Meta-analysis

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1223-1231

  Harris, Holly R ^a,b   Orsini, Nicola ^a   Wolk, Alicja ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Meta analysis; Mortality; Supplement use; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

BREAST CANCER; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SUPPLEMENT USE; VITAMIN C;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VITAMINS;

EID: 84897397930     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.02.013     Document Type: Article

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