Body weight and colon cancer

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Shike, Moshe ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; obesity; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; COLON ADENOMA; COLON CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029867611     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.3.442     Document Type: Conference Paper

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