A meta-analysis on alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-36

  Tramacere, I ^a   Negri, E ^a   Pelucchi, C ^a   Bagnardi, V ^b,c   Rota, M ^b   Scotti, L ^b   Islami, F ^d,e   Corrao, G ^b   La vecchia, C ^a,f   Boffetta, P ^g,h  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^e TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^h MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Dose risk relation; Meta analysis; Stomach neoplasms; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ASIAN; CANCER RISK; CARDIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GASTRIC NONCARDIA; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84855162523     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr135     Document Type: Review

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