Vitamin/mineral supplementation and cancer risk: International chemoprevention trials

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Blot, William J ^a,b  

^a International Epidemiology Institute   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; MINERAL; SELENIUM; VITAMIN;

ASBESTOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; MINERAL INTAKE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0030770167     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-216-44180     Document Type: Review

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