Evaluation of bladder cancer in opium addicted patients in the Kerman province, Iran from 1999 to 2003

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 355-357

  Ketabchi, A ^a   Gharaei, M ^a,b   Ahmadinejad, M ^a   Meershekari, T ^a  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Addiction; Bladder tumor; Opium

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 29244476509     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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