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Gescher, A.J., Brown, K., Steward, W.P. (2008). Phytochemicals in Cancer Prevention. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47648-1_4564
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