Cancer-preventive effects of drinking green tea among a Japanese population

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 769-775

  Imai, K ^a   Suga, K ^a   Nakachi, K ^a  

^a SAITAMA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Neoplasm; Tea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEA;

EID: 0030689057     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1997.0242     Document Type: Article

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