Vitamin B12 and folate status in head and neck cancer

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 155-162

  Raval, Gira N ^a   Sainger, Rachana N ^a   Rawal, Rakesh M ^a   Patel, Jayendra B ^a   Patel, Beena P ^a   Jha, Franky P ^a   Patel, Devendra D ^b   Patel, Prabhudas S ^a  

^a Biochemistry Research Division   (India)

^b GUJARAT CANCER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer; Folate; Head; Leukoplakia; Neck; Submucus fibrosis; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544390146     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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