Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and habits of alcohol drinking, betel quid chewing and cigarette smoking: A cohort of 2416 HBsAg-seropositive and 9421 HBsAg-seronegative male residents in Taiwan

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-250

  Wang, Li Yu ^a,b   You, San Lin ^a   Lu, Sheng Nan ^c   Ho, Hsi Chang ^a   Wu, Mei Hui ^a   Sun, Chien An ^d   Yang, Hwai I ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Betel quid chewing; Cigarette smoking; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SMOKING HABIT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARECA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; COHORT STUDIES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASTICATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

EID: 0038018565     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023636619477     Document Type: Article

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