Risk factors for colorectal cancer in Taiwan: A hospital-based case-control study

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 305-312

  Yeh, Chih Ching ^a   Hsieh, Ling Ling ^b   Tang, Reiping ^c   Chang Chieh, Chung Rong ^c   Sung, Fung Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Diet; Nutrition; Risk factors; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COFFEE; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHRIMP; TAIWAN; VEGETABLE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0141427914     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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