Green tea and cancer in humans: A review of the literature

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-159

  Bushman, Joan Louise ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CANCER; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; TEA;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0031788509     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589809514697     Document Type: Review

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