Alcohol consumption and colorectal cancer in a mediterranean population: A case-control study

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 703-710

  Kontou, Niki ^a,c   Psaltopoulou, Theodora ^b   Soupos, Nick ^b   Polychronopoulos, Evangelos ^a   Xinopoulos, Dimitrios ^c   Linos, Athena ^b   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c SAINT SAVVAS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Colorectal cancer protective effect; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863628797     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31824e612a     Document Type: Article

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