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Risk of ovarian carcinoma and consumption of vitamins A, C, and E and specific carotenoids

A prospective analysis

  1. Kathleen M. Fairfield M.D., D.P.H.1,2,†,*,
  2. Susan E. Hankinson M.P.H., Sc.D.1,3,
  3. Bernard A. Rosner Ph.D.1,4,
  4. David J. Hunter M.B.B.S., Sc.D.1,3,5,
  5. Graham A. Colditz M.D., D.P.H.1,3,
  6. Walter C. Willett M.D., D.P.H.1,3,5

Article first published online: 23 OCT 2001

DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011101)92:9<2318::AID-CNCR1578>3.0.CO;2-7

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 92, Issue 9, pages 2318–2326, 1 November 2001

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Fairfield, K. M., Hankinson, S. E., Rosner, B. A., Hunter, D. J., Colditz, G. A. and Willett, W. C. (2001), Risk of ovarian carcinoma and consumption of vitamins A, C, and E and specific carotenoids. Cancer, 92: 2318–2326. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(20011101)92:9<2318::AID-CNCR1578>3.0.CO;2-7

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  1. 1

    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  2. 2

    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  3. 3

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

  4. 4

    Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

  5. 5

    Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

  1. †

    Fax: (617) 525-2008

*Channing Laboratory, 3rd floor, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

  1. †

    Fax: (617) 525-2008

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 OCT 2001
  2. Article first published online: 23 OCT 2001
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 25 JUL 2001
  4. Manuscript Received: 20 JUL 2001
  5. Manuscript Revised: 20 JUL 2001

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  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: CA-87969
  • American Cancer Society. Grant Number: CCDA-0017901

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