Risk factors for renal cell carcinoma in Denmark: Role of medication and medical history

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 923-930

  Mellemgaard, Anders ^a   Niwa, Shelley ^b   Mehl, Eric S ^b   Engholm, Gerda ^a   Mclaughlin, Joseph K ^c   Olsen, Jørgen H ^a  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; URETER; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENMARK; DIURETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0028117952     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/23.5.923     Document Type: Article

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