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Meal frequency and coffee intake in colon cancer

Adriano Favero Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centra di Riferimento Oncologico, Via Pedemontana Occ., Aviano (PN), 33081, Italy Phone: +39 434 659 232 Fax: +39 434 659 232 E-mail: [email protected]
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Silvia Franceschi Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, 33081, Italy
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Carlo La Vecchia Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri,”, Milan, 20157, Italy; Istituto di Statistica Medica e Biometria, Università di Milano, Milan, 20133, Italy
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Eva Negri Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri,”, Milan, 20157, Italy
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Ettore Conti Servizio di Epidemiologia e Oncogenesi, Istituto Regina Elena, Rome, 00161, Italy
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Maurizio Montella Istituto Tumori “Fondazione Pascale, Naples, Italy
Pages 182-185 | Received 01 Dec 1997, Accepted 09 Feb 1998, Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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