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Original Article

Blood Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels and the Risk of Cancer of the Colon and Rectum: A Prospective Study of 62,173 Norwegian Men and Women

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Pages 162-168 | Received 09 Jul 1996, Accepted 20 Sep 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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