Elevated risk of cancer of the urinary tract for alcohol drinkers: A meta-analysis

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 445-451

  Zeegers, Maurice P A ^a   Tan, Frans E S ^a   Verhagen, Arianne P ^a   Weijenberg, Matty P ^a   Van den Brandt, Piet A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Alcoholic beverages; Bladder neoplasms; Meta analysis; Urologic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032883496     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008938520686     Document Type: Article

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