Can Allium vegetables prevent cancer?

Phytomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-83

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allium vegetables; Cancer prevention; Epidemiological studies

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0002614390     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(97)80032-3     Document Type: Review

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