Dietary acrylamide and cancer risk in humans: A review

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-27

  Wilson, K M ^a   Rimm, E B ^a,b   Thompson, K M ^a   Mucci, L A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylamide; Cancer risk; Food

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746210130     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-006-0005-6     Document Type: Review

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