Cancer and yerba mate consumption: A review of possible associations

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 530-539

  Loria, Dora ^a,b   Barrios, Enrique ^c   Zanetti, Roberto ^d  

^a Instituto de Oncologia Angel H Roffo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^d Piedmont Cancer Registry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Argentina; Brazil; Esophageal neoplasms; Ilex paraguariensis; Laryngeal neoplasms; Paraguay; Pharyngeal neoplasms; Review literature; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHY; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; DATABASE; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; RESEARCH WORK; RISK FACTOR; SYNERGISM;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; PARAGUAY; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

CROTON OVALIFOLIUS; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 69949154302     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000600010     Document Type: Article

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