Changes in lung cancer histological types in varese cancer registry, Italy 1976-1992

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1643-1647

  Russo, A ^a   Crosignani, P ^b   Franceschi, S ^a   Berrino, F ^b  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Cigarettes; Histologic type; Incidence; Lung cancer; Nicotine level; Tar level; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031417862     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00115-9     Document Type: Article

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