Epidemiology of phytoestrogens

Bailliere's Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 605-623

  Adlercreutz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Colon cancer; Enterolactone; Epidemiology; Genistein; Isoflavonoids; Lignans; Phytoestrogens; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ISOFLAVONOID; LIGNAN; PHYTOESTROGEN; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; BREAD; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CEREAL; COLON CANCER; CORONARY RISK; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FINLAND; FRUIT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

GLYCINE MAX; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 0032459040     PISSN: 0950351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-351X(98)80007-4     Document Type: Article

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