Green tea and the question of reduced liver cancer risk: the dawn of potential clinical relevance?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Klinikum Hanau, Hanau, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Medical Faculty, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Hanau, Germany.
² Institute of Industrial, Environmental and Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany.

Editorial

Rolf Teschke et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2017 Apr.

. 2017 Apr;6(2):122-126.

doi: 10.21037/hbsn.2017.03.03.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine II, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Klinikum Hanau, Hanau, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Medical Faculty, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Hanau, Germany.
² Institute of Industrial, Environmental and Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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