Observations on the effect of abolishing analgesic abuse and reducing smoking on cancers of the kidny and bladder in New South Wales, Australia, 1972-1995

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 303-311

  McCredie, Margaret ^a,b   Stewart, John ^b   Smith, David ^a   Supramaniam, Rajah ^a   Williams, Sheila ^b  

^a CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bladder; Cancer; Incidence; Mortality; Phenacetin containing analgesics; Relative survival; Renal parenchyma; Renal pelvis; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PHENACETIN;

ANALGESIC AGENT ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY PELVIS; KIDNEY PELVIS CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHENACETIN; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032773367     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008900319043     Document Type: Article

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