Colorectal cancer: Case-control study of sociodemographic, lifestyle and anthropometric parameters in Riyadh

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 817-826

  Almurshed, K S ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HIGH FIBER DIET; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 73149115040     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.4.817     Document Type: Article

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