Quantitative association of tobacco smoking with the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A comprehensive meta-analysis of studies conducted between 1979 and 2011

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 325-338

  Xue, Wen Qiong ^a   Qin, Hai De ^b   Ruan, Hong Lian ^a   Shugart, Yin Yao ^b   Jia, Wei Hua ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

case control studies; cohort studies; meta analysis; nasopharyngeal carcinoma; odds ratio; tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; META-ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW RISK POPULATION; META ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PASSIVE SMOKING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; META-ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; ODDS RATIO; TOBACCO SMOKING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84881162175     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws479     Document Type: Review

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