A comparative study of the risk factors for lung cancer in Guangdong, China

Lung Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Wang, Sheng Yong ^a   Hu, Yi Ling ^a   Wu, Yi Long ^b   Li, Xin ^a   Chi, Gui Bo ^a   Chen, Ying ^c   Dai, Wen Shan ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c People's Hosp Yue xiu Dist G   (China)

Author keywords

Differences between males and females; Exposure to ETS (home and workplaces); Histological types; History of chronic bronchitis emphysema; History of tuberculosis; Lung cancer; Risk factors for lung cancer; Smoking; Susceptibility to genetic factors for lung cancer

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029868343     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(96)90215-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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