Tea and cancer: A review of the epidemiological evidence

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 425-438

  Blot, W J ^a   Chow, W H ^a   McLaughlin, J K ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Epidemiological evidence; Tea

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEA;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DIET SURVEYS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; TEA;

EID: 0030455632     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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