Association between tuberculosis infections and non-pulmonary malignancies: A nationwide population-based study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 229-234

  Kuo, S C ^a,b,c   Hu, Y W ^a,c   Liu, C J ^a,c   Lee, Y T ^a,c   Chen, Y T ^c,d   Chen, T L ^a,c   Chen, T J ^c   Fung, C P ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; NON PULMONARY MALIGNANCY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880292630     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.220     Document Type: Article

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