Italian study on colorectal cancer with emphasis on influence of cereals

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages S19-S23

  Franceschi, Silvia ^a   Faveroa, Adriano ^a   Parpine, Maria ^a   Giacosa, Attilio ^b   La Vecchia, Carlo ^c,d  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bread and cereal dishes; Colorectal cancer; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CEREAL; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HIGH FIBER DIET; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; CEREALS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS;

EID: 0031844686     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199805000-00004     Document Type: Article

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