Risk of colorectal and other gastro-intestinal cancers after exposure to nitrate, nitrite and N-nitroso compounds: A follow-up study

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 852-856

  Knekt, Paul ^a,b   Järvinen, Ritva ^c   Dich, Jan ^d   Hakulinen, Timo ^e,f  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 0345369741     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19990315)80:6<852::aid-ijc9>3.0.co;2-s     Document Type: Article

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