Fruit and vegetables, and human cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-8

  La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Tavani, A ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Fruit; Neoplasms; Risk factors; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; DIET; FRUIT; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; VEGETABLE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NEOPLASMS; RISK; SMOKING; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0031978970     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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