Food groups and colorectal cancer risk

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 1283-1287

  Levi, F ^a   Pasche, C ^a   La Vecchia, C ^b,c   Lucchini, F ^a   Franceschi, S ^d  

^a Registre Vaudois des Tumeurs   (Switzerland)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d Servizio di Epidemiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Colorectal carcinoma; Diet; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CITRUS FRUIT; COFFEE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; GARLIC; GRAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0033026213     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690206     Document Type: Article

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