Independent and combined effects of tobacco smoking, chewing and alcohol drinking on the risk of oral, pharyngeal and esophageal cancers in Indian men

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 681-686

  Znaori, Ariana ^a   Brennan, Paul ^a   Gajalakshmi, Vendhan ^b   Mathew, Aleyamma ^c   Shanta, Viswanathan ^d   Varghese, Cherian ^c   Boffetta, Paolo ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b Epidemiological Research Center   (India)

^c REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

^d CANCER INSTITUTE WIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DOSE RESPONSE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH CANCER; PHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HABITS; HUMANS; INDIA; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 0038174710     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11114     Document Type: Article

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