Cigarette smoking and risk of acoustic neuromas and pituitary tumours in the Million Women Study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1654-1656

  Benson, V S ^a   Green, J ^a   Pirie, K ^a   Beral, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Pituitary tumour; Smoking; Women

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADENOMA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 77952886011     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605695     Document Type: Article

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