Is volcanic soil a cofactor for classic Kaposi's sarcoma?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1185-1186

  Montella, M ^a   Serraino, D ^b   Crispo, A ^a   Rezza, G ^c   Carbone, S ^a   Tamburini, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LETTER; RISK FACTOR; SOIL; VOLCANO;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

EID: 0034437135     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010923009048     Document Type: Letter

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