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Review Articles

Intake of Individual Flavonoids and Risk of Carcinogenesis: Overview of Epidemiological Evidence

Pages 1119-1150 | Received 20 Feb 2017, Accepted 26 Jun 2017, Published online: 30 Oct 2017

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