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Original Articles

Body Mass Index and Death Rate of Colorectal Cancer Among a National Cohort of U.S. Adults

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Pages 1218-1225 | Received 27 Feb 2010, Accepted 06 Dec 2010, Published online: 07 Oct 2011

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