Alcohol and liver cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 495-497

  La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EDITORIAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 37349092290     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3280145b5d     Document Type: Editorial

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