Association between green tea and colorectal cancer risk: A meta-analysis of 13 case-control studies

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3123-3127

  Wang, Xue Jun ^a   Zeng, Xian Tao ^a   Duan, Xiao Li ^a   Zeng, Huan Chao ^a   Shen, Rui ^a   Zhou, Ping ^a  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; Colorectal cancer; Green tea; Meta analysis; Rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873605082     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.7.3123     Document Type: Article

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