Folate intake and the risk of colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-10

  Kennedy, Deborah A ^a,b   Stern, Seth J ^a,b   Moretti, Myla ^a   Matok, Ilan ^a   Sarkar, Moumita ^a   Nickel, Cheri ^a   Koren, Gideon ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Folic acid; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON TUMOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TUMOR; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

EID: 79951550718     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.11.004     Document Type: Short Survey

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