Iron intake and the risk of colorectal cancer

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 503-507

  Wurzelmann, John I ^a,c   Silver, Andrew ^a   Schreinemachers, Dina M ^b   Sandier, Robert S ^a   Everson, Richard B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030057304     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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