Colorectal cancer epidemic in Korea

Annals of Coloproctology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-4

  Kim, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CALCIUM; FOLIC ACID;

BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIETARY FIBER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; KOREA; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIFESTYLE; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MEAT; OBESITY; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSTATE CANCER; STOMACH CANCER; THYROID CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 84878354652     PISSN: 22879714     EISSN: 22879722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3393/ac.2013.29.1.1     Document Type: Editorial

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