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Dietary risk factors for upper aerodigestive tract cancers

  1. Christine M. Kasum1,
  2. David R. Jacobs Jr.1,2,†,*,
  3. Kristin Nicodemus3,
  4. Aaron R. Folsom1

Article first published online: 11 MAR 2002

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10341

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 99, Issue 2, pages 267–272, 10 May 2002

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Kasum, C. M., Jacobs, D. R., Nicodemus, K. and Folsom, A. R. (2002), Dietary risk factors for upper aerodigestive tract cancers. Int. J. Cancer, 99: 267–272. doi: 10.1002/ijc.10341

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  1. 1

    Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

  2. 2

    Institute for Nutrition Research, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  3. 3

    Center for Human Genetics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

  1. †

    Fax: +612-624-0315

*Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 APR 2002
  2. Article first published online: 11 MAR 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 19 JAN 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 14 JAN 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 25 AUG 2001

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