American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 605.e1-605.e8 , December 2009

Tea consumption and risk of endometrial cancer: a metaanalysis

  • Na-Ping Tang, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Jing Ma, PhD, or Na-Ping Tang, MD, National Shanghai Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 199 Guoshoujing Rd., Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China
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  • Hua Li, MD
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  • Yun-Liang Qiu, MD
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  • Guo-Min Zhou, PhD
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  • Jing Ma, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Jing Ma, PhD, or Na-Ping Tang, MD, National Shanghai Center for New Drug Safety Evaluation and Research, Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, 199 Guoshoujing Rd., Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China

Received 26 February 2009 ,Revised 12 May 2009 ,Accepted 14 July 2009.

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 This article was supported by Grants from the Major Projects Foundation of the National Science and Technology of China (no. 2008ZX09305-006) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 90709036).

 Cite this article as: Tang N-P, Li H, Qiu Y-L, et al. Tea consumption and risk of endometrial cancer: a metaanalysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:605.e1-8.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00817-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.030

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 605.e1-605.e8 , December 2009

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