Alcohol consumption and the risk of cancer in Japanese men: The Miyagi cohort study

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-174

  Nakaya, N ^a,b   Tsubono, Y ^a   Kuriyama, S ^a   Hozawa, A ^a   Shimazu, T ^a   Kurashima, K ^a   Fukudo, S ^a   Shibuya, D ^c   Tsuji, I ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c MIYAGI CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Cancer; Japanese; Population attributable fraction; Prospective cohort study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17144422843     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200504000-00013     Document Type: Article

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