The selenium and vitamin E cancer prevention trial

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-27

  Klein, Eric A ^a   Lippman, Scott M ^b   Thompson, Ian M ^c   Goodman, Phyllis J ^d   Albanes, Demetrius ^e   Taylor, Philip R ^e   Coltman, Charles ^f  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d SOUTHWEST ONCOLOGY GROUP STATISTICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Southwest Oncology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Prostate cancer; Selenium; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; SELENIUM;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SELENIUM; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0141958547     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-002-0314-z     Document Type: Review

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