Aggregation of lung cancer in families: Results from a population-based case-control study in Germany

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 497-505

  Bromen, Katja ^a   Pohlabeln, Hermann ^b   Jahn, Ingeborg ^b   Ahrens, Wolfgang ^b   Jöckel, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Environment; Family; Genetics; Lung neoplasms; Occupational exposure; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; CANCER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GERMANY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

GERMANY;

EID: 0034666099     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.6.497     Document Type: Article

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