Perceived risk of cancer in Italy

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 457-459

  La Vecchia, C ^a,b   Anelli, M ^c   Zuccato, E ^a   Fanelli, R ^a   Fioretti, F ^a   Sermeus, G ^d   Valdicelli, L ^d   Milazzo, N ^c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Comitato Consumatori Altroconsumo Conseur ^*  (Italy)

^d Test Achats   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD DYE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ITALY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SMOKING CESSATION; SUNLIGHT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0033381633     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-199910000-00012     Document Type: Article

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