Epidemiology of renal-cell carcinoma

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-106

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

diet epidemiology; hormone occupation; renal cancer; tobacco

Indexed keywords

DIET; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; REVIEW; SMOKING;

CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; DIET; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0030927839     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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