Meat consumption is a risk factor for colorectal cancer: Meta-analysis of case-control studies

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 230-233

  Sadri, G H ^a   Mahjub, H ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Meat; Red meat

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; MEAT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33646711932     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.230.233     Document Type: Article

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