Folic acid supplements and colorectal cancer risk: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Qin, Tingting ^a   Du, Mulong ^a   Du, Haina ^a   Shu, Yongqian ^a   Wang, Meilin ^a   Zhu, Lingjun ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FOLIC ACID;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK;

ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK;

EID: 84952788762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep12044     Document Type: Article

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