Comparison of lifestyle and living environment among high risk immigrant and low risk host residents: Implications for esophageal cancer etiology

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1827-1831

  Yu, Xiang ^a   Zhang, Tao ^a   Zhang, Hexi ^b   Hu, Andong ^a   Hu, Yang ^a   Guo, Weiren ^c   Wang, Youjie ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Health Bureau of Zhongxiang City   (China)

Author keywords

Diet; Esophageal cancer; Immigrants; Life style; Living environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956061748     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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