Menopause and colorectal cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1860-1862

  Franceschi, S ^a   Gallus, S ^b   Talamini, R ^a   Tavani, A ^b   Negri, E ^b   La Vecchia, C ^b,c  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Colon cancer; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Rectal cancer; Weight

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034024259     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.1084     Document Type: Article

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