The synergistic effects of alcohol and tobacco consumption on the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 822-827

  Prabhu, Anoop ^a   Obi, Kenneth O ^a   Rubenstein, Joel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER RISK; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOBACCO; TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; TOBACCO USE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO USE;

EID: 84902081445     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2014.71     Document Type: Review

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