Cancer risk in patients with allergic rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis: A nationwide cohort study in Taiwan

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1160-1167

  Hwang, Chian Yaw ^a,b   Chen, Yi Ju ^a,c   Lin, Ming Wei ^b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a   Chu, Szu Ying ^a,b   Chen, Chih Chiang ^a,b   Lee, Ding Dar ^a,b   Chang, Yun Ting ^a,b   Wang, Wen Jen ^a,b   Liu, Han Nan ^a,b,d  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; asthma; atopic dermatitis; cancer risk; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLADDER CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN CANCER; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84155164983     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26105     Document Type: Article

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