Evaluation of risk factors for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in high-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma families in Taiwan

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 900-905

  Yang, Xiaohong ^a   Diehl, Scott ^b   Pfeiffer, Ruth ^a   Chen, Chien Jen ^c   Hsu, Wan Lun ^c   Dosemeci, Mustafa ^a   Cheng, Yu Juen ^c   Sun, Brenda ^d   Goldstein, Alisa M ^a   Hildesheim, Allan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETEL NUT; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; WOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARECA; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 20144387275     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-04-0680     Document Type: Article

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