Risk factors for the occurrence of undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type: A case-control study

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 6-10

  Nešić, Vladimir ^a   Šipetić, Sandra ^b   Vlajinac, Hristina ^b   Stošić Divjak, Svetlana ^a   Ješić, Snežana ^a  

^a CLINICAL CENTER OF SERBIA   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Case control study; Diet; Risk factors; Smoking; Undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; PASSIVE SMOKING; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 77952304863     PISSN: 03708179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/SARH1002006N     Document Type: Article

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