Job strain and risk of esophageal and cardia cancers

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 473-475

  Jansson, Catarina ^a   Jeding, Kerstin ^b   Lagergren, Jesper ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stress Research Clinic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Psychosocial working conditions; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70749089605     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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