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Comparison of risk factors for colon and rectal cancer

  1. Esther K. Wei1,3,†,*,
  2. Edward Giovannucci2,3,
  3. Kana Wu4,
  4. Bernard Rosner3,5,
  5. Charles S. Fuchs3,6,
  6. Walter C. Willett2,3,
  7. Graham A. Colditz1,3

Article first published online: 21 OCT 2003

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11540

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 108, Issue 3, pages 433–442, 20 January 2004

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Wei, E. K., Giovannucci, E., Wu, K., Rosner, B., Fuchs, C. S., Willett, W. C. and Colditz, G. A. (2004), Comparison of risk factors for colon and rectal cancer. Int. J. Cancer, 108: 433–442. doi: 10.1002/ijc.11540

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  1. 1

    Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

  2. 2

    Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

  3. 3

    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

  4. 4

    Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

  5. 5

    Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

  6. 6

    Department of Adult Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

  1. †

    Fax: +617-525-2008

*Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Avenue, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02115

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 21 NOV 2003
  2. Article first published online: 21 OCT 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 AUG 2003
  4. Manuscript Revised: 9 AUG 2003
  5. Manuscript Received: 24 JAN 2003

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  • NIH. Grant Number: CA87969

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