Serum cholesterol level, body mass index, and the risk of colon cancer. The Framingham Study

General Info

Geography

United States of America (USA)

Massachusetts

Coverage type

Country

Time period covered

January, 1948 - December, 1988

Data type

Scientific literature

Keywords

Alcohol use, Body mass index, Cholesterol, Colon and rectum cancers, Hypertension, Risk factors, Tobacco smoking

Citation

Authors

Kreger BE, Anderson KM, Schatzkin A, Splansky GL

Journal

Cancer

Pages

1038-43

Publication year

1992

Suggested citation

Kreger BE, Anderson KM, Schatzkin A, Splansky GL. Serum cholesterol level, body mass index, and the risk of colon cancer. The Framingham Study. Cancer. 1992; 70(5): 1038-43.