Alcohol consumption not associated with lung cancer mortality in lifelong nonsmokers

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2269-2272

  Thun, Michael J ^a   Hannan, Lindsay M ^a   DeLancey, John Oliver L ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 68949086397     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0361     Document Type: Article

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