The role of lifestyle risk factors on mortality from colorectal cancer in populations of the Asia pacific region

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-198

  Ansary Moghaddam, Alireza ^a   Huxley, Rachel ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Ueshima, Hirotsugu ^a   Gu, DF ^a   Kim, HC ^a   Woodward, Mark ^a  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia pacific; Colorectal cancer; Diabetes; Obesity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FAR EAST; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAR EAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 40449125029     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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