Cholecystectomy and the risk of colorectal cancer in Italy

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1753-1755

  Altieri, A ^a   Pelucchi, C ^a   Talamini, R ^b   Bosetti, C ^a   Franceschi, S ^c   La Vecchia, C ^a,d  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cholecystectomy; Cholelithiasis; Colorectal cancer; Gallstones; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLELITHIASIS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2642552314     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601721     Document Type: Article

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