The epidemiology of esophageal cancer

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-72

  Russo, Antonio ^a   Franceschi, Silvia ^a  

^a Servizio di Epidemiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Esophageal cancer

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; MYCOTOXIN; NITROSAMINE;

COCARCINOGENESIS; DIET; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HEALTH; HEAT; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOGENS; COCARCINOGENESIS; DIET; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HEAT; HUMANS; MYCOTOXINS; NITROSAMINES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0029681736     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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