α-linolenic acid and the risk of prostate cancer. What is the evidence?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1402-1407

  Attar Bashi, Nadia M ^a   Frauman, Albert G ^b   Sinclair, Andrew J ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alpha linolenic acid; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

LINOLEIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER RISK; DIET; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW;

EID: 1642294115     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000116544.09581.55     Document Type: Review

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