A case-control study of myelodysplastic syndromes among Japanese men and women

Leukemia Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 727-731

  Ido, Masayo ^a   Nagata, Chisato ^a   Kawakami, Norito ^a   Shimizu, Hiroyuki ^a   Yoshida, Yataro ^b   Nomura, Takeo ^c   Mizoguchi, Hideaki ^d  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Case control study; Cigarette smoking; Japan; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Occupation; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HAIR DYE; LEAD; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030250601     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0145-2126(96)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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