Role of Aflatoxin B1 as a risk for primary liver cancer in north Indian population

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 1235-1240

  Asim, Mohammad ^a   Sarma, Manash P ^a   Thayumanavan, L ^b   Kar, P ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxin B1; Hepatitis B infection; Hepatitis C infection; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Indian population

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ALCOHOL; GUANINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ADDUCT; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INDIA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AFLATOXIN B1; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GUANINE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER DISEASES; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052945113     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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