A meta-analysis of alcohol consumption and the risk of brain tumours

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 514-523

  Galeone, C ^a   Malerba, S ^a   Rota, M ^b   Bagnardi, V ^b,c   Negri, E ^a   Scotti, L ^b   Bellocco, R ^b,d   Corrao, G ^b   Boffetta, P ^e,f   La Vecchia, C ^f,g   Pelucchi, C ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f INTERNATIONAL PREVENTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Brain neoplasms; Glioma; Meningioma; Meta analysis; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WINE;

EID: 84873878857     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds432     Document Type: Article

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