Global burden of colorectal cancer: emerging trends, risk factors and prevention strategies

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Tập 16 Số 12 - Trang 713-732 - 2019
NaNa Keum1, Edward L. Giovannucci1
1Department of Nutrition, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA

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