Epidemiology and prevention of oral cancer

Oral Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 302-312

  La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Tavani, A ^a   Franceschi, S ^c   Levi, F ^d   Corrao, G ^b   Negri, E ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcohol, diet; Epidemiology; Human papilomavirus; Oral cancer; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0031406673     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1368-8375(97)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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