Alcohol
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 251-258 , April 2005

Alcohol, vitamin A, and cancer

  • Xiang-Dong Wang

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Received 11 February 2005 ,Revised 12 April 2005 ,Accepted 14 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2005.04.006

Alcohol
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 251-258 , April 2005

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