Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and the risk of colorectal cancer in a case-control study from Germany

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Verla Tebit, Emaculate ^a   Lilla, Carmen ^a   Hoffmeister, Michael ^b,c   Brenner, Hermann ^b,c   Chang Claude, Jenny ^a,b  

^a Divisions of Cancer Epidemiology ^*

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Colorectal neoplasm; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 58149231079     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3282f0c06c     Document Type: Article

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