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Vitamin D-effective solar UV radiation, dietary vitamin D and breast cancer risk

  1. Kåre Edvardsen1,2,†,*,
  2. Marit B. Veierød3,
  3. Magritt Brustad1,
  4. Tonje Braaten1,
  5. Ola Engelsen2,
  6. Eiliv Lund1

Article first published online: 13 MAY 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25463

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 128, Issue 6, pages 1425–1433, 15 March 2011

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Edvardsen, K., Veierød, M. B., Brustad, M., Braaten, T., Engelsen, O. and Lund, E. (2011), Vitamin D-effective solar UV radiation, dietary vitamin D and breast cancer risk. Int. J. Cancer, 128: 1425–1433. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25463

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  1. 1

    Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway

  2. 2

    Norwegian Institute for Air Research, The Polar Environmental Centre, Tromsø, Norway

  3. 3

    Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Blindern, Oslo, Norway

  1. †

    Tel.: +4777750390, Fax: +4777750376

*Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 JAN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 13 MAY 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 29 APR 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 13 JAN 2010

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  • European Commission. Grant Number: 018385-2
  • Sparebanken Nord Norge. Grant Number: DL 200701641-75 ID 59
  • Norwegian Cancer Society, Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation, Department of Community Medicine at the University of Tromsø, Norwegian Institute for Air Research

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