Continuing low colon cancer incidence in African populations

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 859-860

  Segal, Isidor ^a   Edwards, Christine A ^b   Walker, Alexander R P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; COLON FLORA; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034113452     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00714-0     Document Type: Editorial

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