Tea and health: A historical perspective

Cancer Letters

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 315-317

  Weisburger, John H ^a  

^a AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tea; Cancer; Carcinogenesis; Green tea; Heart disease; Inhibition; Milk; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; POLYPHENOL;

CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FLAVONOIDS; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; TEA;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0030980542     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(97)04691-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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