Dietary fiber and colorectal cancer: An ongoing saga

JAMA

Volumn 294, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 2904-2906

  Baron, John A ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 28944434080     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.294.22.2904     Document Type: Editorial

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