European Journal of Cancer
Volume 41, Issue 13 , Pages 1923-1930 , September 2005

Antioxidant intervention as a route to cancer prevention

Received 9 May 2005 ,Revised 27 May 2005 ,Accepted 11 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.06.004

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 41, Issue 13 , Pages 1923-1930 , September 2005

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