Dietary phytoestrogens, including isoflavones, lignans, and coumestrol, in nonvitamin, nonmineral supplements commonly consumed by women in Canada

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-184

  Thompson, Lilian U ^a   Boucher, Beatrice A ^b   Cotterchio, Michelle ^a,b   Kreiger, Nancy ^a,b   Liu, Zhen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFLAVONOID; COUMESTROL; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PRIMROSE OIL;

ANGELICA SINENSIS; ARTICLE; BLUE COHOSH; CANADA; CHASTEBERRY; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANBERRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GARLIC; GLYCYRRHIZA; HOPS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; RED CLOVER; VEGETABLE; YAM;

GLYCYRRHIZA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 36849003534     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635580701420616     Document Type: Article

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