Comparative descriptive epidemiology of oral and oesophageal cancers in Europe

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-279

  Negri, E ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Levi, F ^c   Franceschi, S ^d   Serra Majem, L ^e   Boyle, P ^f  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^f EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Diet; Epidemiology; Head and neck neoplasms; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0029800837     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199608000-00007     Document Type: Article

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