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Meat, fish and egg intake and risk of breast cancer

  1. Michelle D. Holmes1,†,*,
  2. Graham A. Colditz1,2,
  3. David J. Hunter1,2,3,
  4. Susan E. Hankinson1,2,
  5. Bernard Rosner1,
  6. Frank E. Speizer1,
  7. Walter C. Willett1,2,3

Article first published online: 9 JAN 2003

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10910

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 104, Issue 2, pages 221–227, 20 March 2003

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Holmes, M. D., Colditz, G. A., Hunter, D. J., Hankinson, S. E., Rosner, B., Speizer, F. E. and Willett, W. C. (2003), Meat, fish and egg intake and risk of breast cancer. Int. J. Cancer, 104: 221–227. doi: 10.1002/ijc.10910

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  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

  1. †

    Fax: +617-525-2008

*Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 FEB 2003
  2. Article first published online: 9 JAN 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 4 NOV 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 OCT 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 17 JUN 2002

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  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: CA87969

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