Dietary phytoestrogens: Disease prevention versus potential hazards

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-38

  Wiseman, Helen ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Diseases; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986173195     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346659710157303     Document Type: Article

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