Chewing gum and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: A new hypothesis tested in a population-based study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2359-2362

  Lagergren, Jesper ^a   Jansson, Catarina ^a   Viklund, Pernilla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardia; Neoplasm; Nitrite; Oesophagus; Saliva

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CHEWING GUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEWING GUM; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33748255927     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.02.025     Document Type: Article

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