Tobacco and the risk of acute leukaemia in adults

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1228-1233

  Kane, E V ^a   Roman, E ^a   Cartwright, R ^a   Parker, J ^a   Morgan, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute leukaemia; Epidemiology case control study; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 0032714789     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690833     Document Type: Article

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