Colorectal cancer, diet and lifestyle factors: Opportunities for prevention

Health Promotion International

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-150

  Robertson, Iain ^a   Bound, Rona ^a   Segal, Leonie ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Diet; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEAT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0031812651     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/13.2.141     Document Type: Article

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