Myeloma and race: A review of the literature

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-93

  Benjamin, Michael ^a   Reddy, Sreekanth ^a   Brawley, Otis W ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Etiology; Multiple myeloma; Race

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HLA ANTIGEN; VITAMIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MYELOMA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VITAMIN INTAKE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037346539     PISSN: 01677659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022268103136     Document Type: Review

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