How much do smoking and alcohol consumption explain socioeconomic inequalities in head and neck cancer risk?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 709-714

  Boing, A F ^a   Antunes, J L Ferreira ^a,b   de Carvalho, M Brasilino ^c   Filho, J Francisco de Góis ^d   Kowalski, L P ^e   Michaluart, P ^b   Eluf Neto, J ^b   Boffetta, P ^f   Wunsch Filho V ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL HELIÓPOLIS   (Brazil)

^d Instituto do Cancer Dr Arnaldo   (Brazil)

^e A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^f INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANCER; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TOBACCO;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ADJUSTMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79960256492     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.097691     Document Type: Article

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