Role of various carotenoids in lung cancer prevention

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 182-184

  Knekt, Paul ^a   Järvinen, Ritva ^d   Teppo, Lyly ^b   Aromaa, Arpo ^a   Seppänen, Ritva ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONIST; GAMMA CAROTENE; LYCOPENE; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0344142344     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.2.182     Document Type: Article

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