Differential effects of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption on the plasma levels of carotenoids in middle-aged Japanese men

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 563-569

  Tsubono, Yoshitaka ^a   Tsugane, Shoichiro ^a   Gey, K Fred ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cigarette smoking; Plasma carotenoids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOMACH CANCER; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030037733     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb00260.x     Document Type: Article

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