Cigarette smoking and risk of cancers of the colon and rectum: A case- control study from Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 675-682

  Tavani, Alessandra ^a   Gallus, Silvano ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   Franceschi, Silvia ^b   Talamini, Renato ^b   Vecchia, Carlo La ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Colon; Neoplasm; Rectum; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLON CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECTUM CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031735733     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007545607059     Document Type: Article

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