Open AccessThe association of dietary �-carotene and vitamin A intake on the risk of esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Kang Li,
Bo Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.6699/2019
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , carotene , meta analysis , beta carotene , vitamin , gastroenterology , oncology , cancer , food science , chemistry
dietary β-carotene and vitamin A intake have shown some potential effect in the development of esophageal cancer. This meta-analysis was performed to investigate the association of β-carotene and vitamin A intake on the risk of esophageal cancer.