Flavonoid intake and breast cancer risk: a case–control study in Greece
✍ Scribed by Peterson, J; Lagiou, P; Samoli, E; Lagiou, A; Katsouyanni, K; La Vecchia, C; Dwyer, J; Trichopoulos, D
- Book ID
- 109997762
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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