Association between adult otitis media and nasopharyngeal cancer: A nationwide population-based cohort study

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 338-342

  Huang, Wen Yen ^a,b   Lin, Che Chen ^c   Jen, Yee Min ^a   Lin, Kuen Tze ^a   Yang, Muh Hwa ^b,d   Chen, Chang Ming ^a   Chang, Ying Nan ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^c,e   Kao, Chia Hung ^c,f  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Nasopharyngeal cancer; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; OCCUPATION; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OTITIS MEDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84867045811     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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