Association between sigmoid diverticulitis and left-sided colon cancer: A nested, population-based, case control study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 743-747

  Stefansson T ^b   Ekbom, A ^b   Sparen P ^b   Pahlman L ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Colon; Colon cancer; Diverticular disease; Diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; COLON DIVERTICULOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIVERTICULITIS; DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SIGMOID DISEASES;

EID: 4143130911     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520410003272     Document Type: Article

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