The etiology of lung cancer in nonsmoking females in Harbin, China

Lung Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Dai, Xu Dong ^a   Lin, Chun Yan ^a   Sun, Xi Wen ^a   Shi, Yu Bo ^a   Lin, Ying Ji ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Etiology of lung cancer; Harbin, China; Histological types; Lung cancer; Lung cancer in nonsmoking females; Lung cancer prevalence

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029928531     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(96)90213-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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