Ascorbic acid and uric acid levels in lung cancer patients

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-47

  Bozkir, A ^a   Simsek B ^a   Gungor A ^b   Torun, M ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CANCER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIGLYCERIDES; URIC ACID;

EID: 0032959190     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2710.1999.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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