Leukemia Research
Volume 30, Issue 12 , Pages 1507-1515 , December 2006

Intakes of selected food groups and beverages and adult acute myeloid leukemia

  • Yulin Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 716 845 4421; fax: +1 716 845 8487.
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  • Kirsten B. Moysich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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  • Maria R. Baer

      Affiliations

    • Leukemia Section, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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  • Joli R. Weiss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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  • John Brasure

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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  • Saxon Graham

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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  • Susan E. McCann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA

Received 25 January 2006 ,Revised 16 March 2006 ,Accepted 17 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2006.03.017

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Volume 30, Issue 12 , Pages 1507-1515 , December 2006

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