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Antioxidant intake and risk of endometrial cancer: Results from the Nurses' Health Study

Xiaohui Cui^1,†,*,
Bernard Rosner^1,2,
Walter C. Willett^1,3,4,
Susan E. Hankinson^1,3

Article first published online: 27 APR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25425

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International Journal of Cancer

Volume 128, Issue 5, pages 1169–1178, 1 March 2011

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Cui, X., Rosner, B., Willett, W. C. and Hankinson, S. E. (2011), Antioxidant intake and risk of endometrial cancer: Results from the Nurses' Health Study. Int. J. Cancer, 128: 1169–1178. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25425

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Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA

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Email: Xiaohui Cui (nhxxc@channing.harvard.edu)

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Issue published online: 28 DEC 2010
Article first published online: 27 APR 2010
Manuscript Accepted: 1 APR 2010
Manuscript Received: 10 NOV 2009

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