Carcinogenetic impact of alcohol intake on squamous cell carcinoma risk of the oesophagus in relation to tobacco smoking

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1188-1199

  Lee, Chien Hung ^a,b   Wu, Deng Chyang ^c   Lee, Jang Ming ^d   Wu, I Chen ^c   Goan, Yih Gang ^e   Kao, Ein Long ^c   Huang, Hsiao Ling ^b   Chan, Te Fu ^c   Chou, Shah Hwa ^c   Chou, Yi Pin ^e   Lee, Chun Ying ^c   Chen, Pei Shih ^a   Ho, Chi Kung ^a   He, Jiang ^b   Wu, Ming Tsang ^a,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Logistic models; Oesophageal neoplasms; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CARCINOGENS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 34247148839     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.01.039     Document Type: Article

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