Dietary intake of carotenoids and retinol and endometrial cancer risk in an Italian case–control study
- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Cancer Causes & Control
- Vol. 19 (10) , 1209-1215
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-008-9190-1
Abstract
To provide information on the relation between intake of carotenoids and retinol and endometrial cancer, since available data are inconsistent. Further, carotenoids other than beta-carotene have been rarely investigated.Keywords
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