Honey and Cancer: Current Status and Future Directions.

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Published in Diseases on September 30, 2016

Authors

Laura M Porcza1, Claire Simms2, Mridula Chopra3

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science (IBBS), School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Hampshire, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK. Laura.Porcza@myport.ac.uk.
2: Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science (IBBS), School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Hampshire, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK. Claire.Simms@port.ac.uk.
3: Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Science (IBBS), School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Hampshire, Portsmouth PO1 2DT, UK. Mridula.Chopra@port.ac.uk.

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