Diet and nutrient factors in colorectal cancer risk

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 613-623

  Vargas, Ashley J ^a   Thompson, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic neoplasms; Diet; Food

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FISH MEAT; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; NUTRITION; RED MEAT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; RESEARCH;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; HUMANS; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 84870912730     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533612454885     Document Type: Review

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