Head and neck cancer among marijuana users: A meta-analysis of matched case-control studies

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1750-1755

  De Carvalho, M F F ^a   Dourado, M R ^b   Fernandes, I B ^c   Araujo C T P ^c   Mesquita, A T ^c   Ramos Jorge, M L ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DOS VALES DO JEQUITINHONHA E MUCURI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cannabis sativa; Case control; Head and neck cancer; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84943373539     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: 18791506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.09.009     Document Type: Review

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