Avian exposure and risk of lung cancer in women in Missouri: Population based case-control study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7067, 1996, Pages 1233-1235

  Alavanja, Michael C R ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^b   Berger, Eric ^c   Lubin, Jay ^a   Modigh, Cecilia ^d  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRD; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER REGISTRY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029829290     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7067.1233     Document Type: Article

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