Epidemiological evidence on potential health properties of flavonoids

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 385-397

  Hertog, Michaël G L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIET; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS;

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; DIET; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030093636     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS19960037     Document Type: Article

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