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Dietary vitamin D intake and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in relation to disease outcomes in head and neck cancer patients

  1. François Meyer1,†,*,
  2. Geoffrey Liu2,
  3. Pierre Douville1,
  4. Élodie Samson1,
  5. Wei Xu3,
  6. Araba Adjei4,
  7. Isabelle Bairati1

Article first published online: 7 JUN 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25496

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 128, Issue 7, pages 1741–1746, 1 April 2011

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Meyer, F., Liu, G., Douville, P., Samson, É., Xu, W., Adjei, A. and Bairati, I. (2011), Dietary vitamin D intake and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level in relation to disease outcomes in head and neck cancer patients. Int. J. Cancer, 128: 1741–1746. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25496

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  1. 1

    Clinical Epidemiology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Quebec, QC, Canada

  2. 2

    Department of Applied Molecular Oncology, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

  3. 3

    Department of Biostatistics, Ontario Cancer Institute/Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

  4. 4

    Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

  1. †

    Tel.: +418-525-4444 (ext. 15581), Fax: +418-691-2970

*Laval University Cancer Research Center, CHUQ—HDQ, 11, cote du palais, Quebec, Quebec, Canada G1R 2J6

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 JAN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 7 JUN 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 MAY 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 25 FEB 2010

Funded by

  • National Cancer Institute of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society. Grant Numbers: 4738, 8176, 13211
  • National Institutes of Health, USA. Grant Number: RO3 CA141615-01

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