Alcohol intake and risk of cancers of the colon and rectum

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 213-219

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Ferraroni, Monica ^b   Mezzetti, Maura ^c   Franceschi, Silvia ^d   Lo Re, Angelo ^d   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM CANCER; WINE;

EID: 0031839708     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01635589809514666     Document Type: Article

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