Nutrition chemoprevention of gastrointestinal cancers: A critical review

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 259-279

  Kim, Young In ^a,b   Mason, Joel B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM; VITAMIN;

CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHINA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FRUIT; HUMAN; MEAT; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NUTRITION; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0030497344     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1996.tb03947.x     Document Type: Review

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