Evaluation of certain risk factors for lung cancer in Cracow (Poland): A case-control study

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 471-476

  Pawlȩga, Janusz ^a,b   Rachtan, Jadwiga ^a   Dyba, Tadeusz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0030867612     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02841869709001301     Document Type: Article

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