Alcohol, low-methionine-low-folate diets, and risk of colon cancer in men

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 265-273

  Giovannucci, Edward ^a   Rimm, Eric B ^a   Ascherio, Alberto ^b   Stampfer, Meir J ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^c   Willett, Walter C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Department of Epidemiology and Department of Nutrition Harvard School of Public Health ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOMA; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIET; FOLIC ACID; HUMAN; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028921519     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/87.4.265     Document Type: Article

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