Tobacco-related cancers in Madras, India

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-68

  Gajalakshmi, C K ^a   Ravichandran, K ^a   Shanta, V ^a  

^a CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

Age adjusted rate; Risk ratio; Tobacco related cancer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RISK; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHRISTIANITY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; ISLAM; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PLANTS, TOXIC; REGISTRIES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0030068814     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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