The effect of beta-carotene on the regression and progression of cervical dysplasia: A clinical experiment

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 273-283

  dE Vet, Henrica C W ^a   Knipschild, Paul G ^a   Willebrand, Dirk ^a   Schouten, Hubert J A ^a   Sturmans, Ferd ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotene; Cervical dysplasia; Clinical trials; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX DYSPLASIA;

ADULT; AGED; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CERVIX DYSPLASIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025979645     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(91)90039-C     Document Type: Article

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