Vitamin E and breast cancer: A review

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-117

  Kimmick, Gretchen Genevieve ^a   Bell, Ronny Antonio ^a   Bostick, Roberd Maner ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0031039944     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589709514511     Document Type: Review

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