Dietary Nitrates, Nitrites, and N-Nitroso Compounds and Cancer Risk: A Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence
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- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nutrition Reviews
- Vol. 56 (4) , 95-105
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.1998.tb01721.x
Abstract
Experimental animal studies have shown N-nitroso compounds (NOC) to be potent carcinogens. Epidemiologic evidence of the carcinogenic potential of diKeywords
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