Integrative review of lycopene and breast cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-134

  Wane, Daryle ^a,b   Lengacher, Cecile A ^b  

^a Pasco Hemando Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE;

BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CAROTENOIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33745005267     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/06.onf.127-137     Document Type: Review

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