Relation of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and pulmonary adenocarcinoma in non-smoking women: A case control study in Nanjing

Oncology Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1221-1223

  Shen, Xiao Bing ^a   Wang, Guo Xiong ^a   Zhou, Bao Sen ^b  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary adenocarcinoma; Tobacco smoke

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031875376     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.5.5.1221     Document Type: Article

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