European Journal of Cancer
Volume 39, Issue 13 , Pages 1904-1911 , September 2003

Familial relative risk of colorectal cancer: a population-based study

  • N. Andrieu

      Affiliations

    • Inserm EMI00-06, Tour Evry 2, 523 Place des Terrasses de l'Agora, 91034 Evry Cedex, France
    • Sevice de Biostatistiques, Institut Curie, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75231 Paris Cedex 5, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33-1-6087-3824; fax: +33-1-6087-3848
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  • G. Launoy

      Affiliations

    • Registre des tumeurs digestives du Calvados, Faculté de Médecine, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen, France
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  • R. Guillois

      Affiliations

    • Inserm EMI00-06, Tour Evry 2, 523 Place des Terrasses de l'Agora, 91034 Evry Cedex, France
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  • C. Ory-Paoletti

      Affiliations

    • Unité Inserm xu-521, Institut Gustave Roussy, 39, rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
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  • M. Gignoux

      Affiliations

    • Registre des tumeurs digestives du Calvados, Faculté de Médecine, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen, France

Received 13 September 2002 ,Revised 28 February 2003 ,Accepted 24 March 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0959-8049(03)00420-9

European Journal of Cancer
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