In order to examine the relationship between dietary sucrose intake and colorectal cancer, a case-control study was conducted in Uruguay in the time period 1992-1996. In all, 289 cases and 564 controls, admitted for diagnosis or treatment in the 4 major hospitals in Montevideo, were considered eligi
Coffee and tea intake and risk of cancers of the colon and rectum: A study of 3,530 cases and 7,057 controls
β Scribed by Alessandra Tavani; Alberto Pregnolato; Carlo La Vecchia; Eva Negri; Renato Talamini; Silvia Franceschi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7136
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