Does garlic reduce risk of colorectal cancer? A systematic review

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2264-2269

  Ngo, Suong N T ^a,d   Williams, Desmond B ^a   Cobiac, Lynne ^b   Head, Richard J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD INTAKE; GARLIC; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA;

EID: 34948883590     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/137.10.2264     Document Type: Article

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