Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids
Volume 83, Issue 3 , Pages 161-169 , September 2010

Erythrocyte fatty acids and prostate cancer risk: A comparison of methods

  • J. Shannon

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA
    • Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2710 US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239-9823, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA.
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  • J. O’Malley

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA
    • ,
  • M. Mori

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA
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  • M. Garzotto

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA
    • Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2710 US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239-9823, USA
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  • A.J. Palma

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239-3098, USA
    • Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2710 US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239-9823, USA
    • ,
  • I.B. King

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98101, USA

Received 4 December 2009 ,Revised 11 June 2010 ,Accepted 24 June 2010.

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☆ Work Supported by: United States Public Health Service grants (5 M01 RR000334), (1 UL1 RR024120-01) and (K22CA94973) and was supported by the resources and facilities of the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Biostatistics support was provided through the Knight Cancer Institute Biostatistics Shared Resource (P30 CA069533-09) and the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (UL1 RR024140).

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doi: 10.1016/j.plefa.2010.06.003

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Volume 83, Issue 3 , Pages 161-169 , September 2010

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