Effect of opium smoking on concentrations of carcinoembryonic antigen and tissue polypeptide antigen

International Journal of Biological Markers

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-309

  Naghibalhossaini, Fakhraddin ^a   Ay, J ^b   Alavi, J ^b   Oveisi, S ^a   Chahardooli, R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b FASA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Addicts; Cancer; Carcinoembryonic antigen; Opium; Tissue polypeptide antigen; Tumor markers

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; OPIATE; TISSUE POLYPEPTIDE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT CARE; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINE LEVEL;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 12344319349     PISSN: 03936155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JBM.2008.1213     Document Type: Article

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