Familial tendency and risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan: Effects of covariates on risk

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-299

  Hsu, Wan Lun ^a,b   Yu, Kelly J ^c   Chien, Yin Chu ^a   Chiang, Chun Ju ^b   Cheng, Yu Juen ^b   Chen, Jen Yang ^b,d,e   Liu, Mei Ying ^f   Chou, Sheng Ping ^d   You, San Lin ^a   Hsu, Mow Ming ^g   Lou, Pei Jen ^g   Wang, Cheng Ping ^e,g   Hong, Ji Hong ^h   Leu, Yi Shing ⁱ   Tsai, Ming Hsui ^j   Su, Mao Chang ^k   Tsai, Sen Tien ^l   Chao, Wen Yuan ^l   Ger, Luo Ping ^m   Chen, Peir Rong ⁿ   Yang, Czau Siung ^e   Hildesheim, Allan ^c   Diehl, Scott R ^o   Chen, Chien Jen ^a   more..

^a GENOMICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁱ MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^j CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^k CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^l NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^m KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

ⁿ BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^o Center for Pharmacogenomics and Complex Disease Research   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

carcinoma; cohort studies; herpesvirus 4, human

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; TUMOR MARKER; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN;

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VIRUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; VIRUS CAPSID;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; COHORT STUDIES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; VIRAL PROTEINS;

TAIWAN;

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; MIRIDAE;

EID: 79251497662     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq358     Document Type: Article

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