Pesticides, fresh water fish, liver flukes and nitrosamines: A story of cholangiocarcinoma development in Thailand

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 939-940

  Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a  

^a WIWANITKIT HOUSE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; Fresh water fish; Liver flukes; Nitrosamines; Pesticides; Thailand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865737784     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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