Calcium and vitamin D and risk of colorectal cancer: Results from a large population-based case-control study in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 382-389

  Sun, Zhuoyu ^a   Wang, Peizhong Peter ^a,b   Roebothan, Barbara ^a   Cotterchio, Michelle ^c   Green, Roger ^a   Buehler, Sharon ^a   Zhao, Jinhui ^a   Squires, Josh ^a   hao, Jing ^a   Zhu, Yun ^a   Dicks, Elizabeth ^a   Campbell, Peter T ^d   Mclaughlin, John R ^e   Parfrey, Patrick S ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Colorectal cancer; Dairy products; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053556463     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404181     Document Type: Article

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