Dietary and lifestyle characteristics of colorectal cancer in Jordan: A case-control study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1931-1936

  Arafa, Mostafa A ^a   Waly, Mostafa I ^b   Jriesat, Sahar ^c   Khafajei, Ahmed Al ^d   Sallam, Sunny ^e  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^c Ministry of Health Laboratory   (Jordan)

^d JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^e High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Case control; Colorectal cancer; Diet; Jordan; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858112342     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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