Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
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Consumption of dietary supplements and over-the-counter and prescription medications in men participating in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial at an academic center

  • Elizabeth M. Grainger, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • H. Sunny Kim, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Center for Biostatistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • J. Paul Monk, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • Stanley A. Lemeshow, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Center for Biostatistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • Michael Gong, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • Robert R. Bahnson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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  • Steven K. Clinton, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-614-293-8396; fax: +1-614-293-7525.

Received 9 August 2006 ,Revised 12 January 2007 ,Accepted 12 January 2007.

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 This work was supported by the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Grant P30 CA16058 and the Prostate Cancer Prevention Fund of the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.

PII: S1078-1439(07)00013-0

doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2007.01.016

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 26, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , March 2008