Dietary folate intake and breast cancer risk: European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  De Batlle, J D ^a   Ferrari, P ^a   Chajes, V ^a   Park, J Y ^a   Slimani, N ^a   McKenzie, F ^a   Overvad, K ^b   Roswall, N ^c   Tjonneland A ^c   Boutron Ruault, M C ^d,e,f   Clavel Chapelon, F ^d,e,f   Fagherazzi, G ^d,e,f   Katzke, V ^g   Kaaks, R ^g   Bergmann, M M ^h   Trichopoulou, A ⁱ   Lagiou, P ^j,k,l   Trichopoulos, D ^i,k,l   Palli, D ^m   Sieri, S ⁿ   Panico, S ^o   Tumino, R ^p   Vineis, P ^q,r   Bueno De mesquita, H B ^q,s,t   Peeters, P H ^q,t   Hjartaker A ^u   Engeset, D ^v   Weiderpass, E ^v,w,x,y   Sanchez S ^z   Travier, N ^aa   Sanchez M J ^ab,ac,ad   Amiano, P ^ae   Chirlaque, M D ^ac,af   Gurrea, A Barricarte ^ac,ag   Khaw, K T ^ah   Key, T J ^ai   Bradbury, K E ^ai   Ericson, U ^aj   Sonestedt, E ^aj   Van Guelpen, B ^ak   Schneede, J ^ak   Riboli, E ^q   Romieu, I ^a   more..

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^f INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^g GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^h GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

ⁱ HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^k HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^l BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

^m CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

ⁿ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^p CIVILE M P AREZZO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^q IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^r HuGeF Foundation   (Italy)

^s NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^t UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^u UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^v UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^w Department of Community Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences UiT The Arctic University of Norway ^*  (Norway)

^x KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^y FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^z Public Health Directorate   (Spain)

^aa CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^ab ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^ac CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^ad Instituto De Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada Ibs GRANADA   (Spain)

^ae Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa   (Spain)

^af Murcia Regional Health Authority   (Spain)

^ag INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE NAVARRA   (Spain)

^ah UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^ai UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^aj LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^ak UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER; RISK REDUCTION; TREND STUDY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMISTRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 84923898805     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju367     Document Type: Article

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