Carotenoids and cancer: An update with emphasis on human intervention studies

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1993, Pages 1335-1344

  van Poppel, Geert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAROTENOIDS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0027232720     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(93)90087-V     Document Type: Article

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