## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The authors tested the hypothesis that the metabolic syndrome (β₯3 of the following components: high blood pressure, increased waist circumference, hypertriglyceridemia, low levels of highβdensity lipoprotein cholesterol, or diabetes/hyperglycemia) is a risk factor for col
Components of the metabolic syndrome and colorectal cancer risk; a prospective study
β Scribed by Stocks, T; Lukanova, A; Johansson, M; Rinaldi, S; Palmqvist, R; Hallmans, G; Kaaks, R; Stattin, P
- Book ID
- 110046266
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 155 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1476-5497
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