Folate intake, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and risk of colorectal adenomas

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-62

  Baron, John A ^a,e   Sandler, Robert S ^b   Haile, Robert W ^c   Mandel, Jack S ^d   Mott, Leila A ^a   Greenberg, E Robert ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLON ADENOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM ADENOMA; RISK FACTOR; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0032491811     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.1.57     Document Type: Article

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