Etiology of Barrett's metaplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 369-377

  Kim, Richard ^a,b   Weissfeld, Joel L ^a   Reynolds, James C ^a   Kuller, Lewis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; DATA ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; METAPLASIA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030975048     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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