No association between cigarette smoking and incidence of plasma cell myeloma: A meta-analysis of 17 observational studies

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 729-731

  Castillo, Jorge J ^a   Dhami, Pradeep K ^a   Curry, Stephanie ^b   Brennan, Keith ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84862521910     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23220     Document Type: Letter

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