Serum vitamins' status in oral leucoplakias - A preliminary study

Oral Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 120-122

  Ramaswamy, G ^a   Rao, V R ^a   Kumaraswamy, S V ^a   Anantha, N ^a  

^a KIDWAI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Oral leucoplakia; Tobacco; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; RETINOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEUKOPLAKIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH LESION; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO;

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; LEUKOPLAKIA, ORAL; PLANTS, TOXIC; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS;

EID: 0029985226     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0964-1955(95)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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