Golestan cohort study of oesophageal cancer: Feasibility and first results

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 176-181

  Pourshams, A ^a   Saadatian Elahi, M ^b   Nouraie, M ^a   Malekshah, A F ^a   Rakhshani, N ^a   Salahi, R ^c   Yoonessi, A ^a   Semnani, S ^c   Islami, F ^a   Sotoudeh, M ^a   Fahimi, S ^a,b   Sadjadi, A R ^a   Nasrollahzadeh, D ^a   Aghcheli, K ^a   Kamangar, F ^d   Abnet, C C ^d   Saidi, F ^a   Sewram, V ^e   Strickland, P T ^f   Dawsey, S M ^d   Brennan, P ^b   Boffetta, P ^b   Malekzadeh, R ^a   more..

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort; Golestan; Iran; Oesophageal cancer; Turkmen

Indexed keywords

COTININE; FUMONISIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RICE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SORGHUM; TEA; WHEAT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIUM; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TEA;

EID: 19944431933     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602249     Document Type: Article

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