Communicating clinical research to reduce cancer risk through diet: Walnuts as a case example

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 347-351

  Toner, Cheryl D ^a  

^a CDT Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Inflammation; Prevention; Walnuts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905914545     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2014.8.4.347     Document Type: Review

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