Studies of migrants to Australia indicate that the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) can be influenced by environment during adult life. Under a gene x environment interaction model for the risk of CRC, it is postulated that a high proportion of the variation in CRC incidence among populations is attr
Diet and cancer
โ Scribed by Albert B. Lowenfels; Mary Ellen Anderson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 527 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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