No Association between toenail selenium levels and bladder cancer risk.

نویسندگان

  • Dominique S Michaud
  • Terryl J Hartman
  • Philip R Taylor
  • Pirjo Pietinen
  • Georg Alfthan
  • Jarmo Virtamo
  • Demetrius Albanes
چکیده

Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics [D. S. M., D. A.] and Center for Cancer Research [T. J. H., P. R. T.], National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20852; Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 [T. J. H.]; and Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, National Public Health Issue, Helsinki, Finland [P. P., G. A., J. V.]

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology

دوره 11 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002