The mediating effect of Mediterranean diet on the relation between smoking and colorectal cancer: a case-control study
Author(s) -
Niki Kontou,
Θεοδώρα Ψαλτοπούλου,
Nikolaos Soupos,
Evangelos Polychronopoulos,
D. Xinopoulos,
Athena Linos,
Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1464-360X
pISSN - 1101-1262
DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cks109
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , mediterranean diet , demography , oncology , cancer , sociology
The protective role of Mediterranean diet (MD) and the detrimental effect of smoking on colorectal cancer (CRC) have already been shown. The aim of this work was to evaluate the potential mediating effect of MD on the association between the aforementioned factor (smoking) and CRC.
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