Remission of oral leukoplakias and micronuclei in tobacco/betel quid chewers treated with beta‐carotene and with beta‐carotene plus vitamin A

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 195-199

  Stich, Hans F ^a   Rosin, Miriam P ^a   Hornby, A Paul ^a   Mathew, Babu ^b   Sankaranarayanan, R ^b   Nair, M Krishnan ^b  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL; TOBACCO;

BETEL QUID; HUMAN; LEUKOPLAKIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ARECA; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; MALE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0023728951     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910420209     Document Type: Article

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