Translating knowledge generated by epidemiological and in vitro studies into dietary cancer prevention

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Jeffery, Elizabeth H ^a   Keck, Anna Sigrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Broccoli; Cruciferous vegetables; Dietary cancer prevention; Epidemiology; Sulforaphane

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

BRASSICACEAE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW; STANDARD;

BRASSICACEAE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIET; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 53449085969     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700226     Document Type: Review

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