Serological evidence of an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and lung cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-34

  Laurila, Aino L ^a   Anttila, Tarja ^a   Läärä, Esa ^b   Bloigu, Aini ^a   Virtamo, Jarmo ^a   Albanes, Demetrius ^c   Leinonen, Maija ^a   Saikku, Pekka ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SMOKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; BETA CAROTENE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COHORT STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0030969489     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19970220)74:1<31::AID-IJC6>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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