In our integrated series of case-control studies conducted in Italy and Switzerland (324 oral, 397 pharyngeal, 271 oesophageal, 506 laryngeal cancers and 3,263 controls), individuals who also drank alcoholic beverages outside meals showed an increased risk compared to those who drank at meals only.
Alcohol drinking and the risk of upper aero digestive tract cancer: European multicenter case-control study ARCAGE
✍ Scribed by M. Marron; P. Boffetta; W. Ahrens; H. Pohlabeln; S. Benhamou; C. Bouchardy; P. Lagiou; C. Georgila; V. Bencko; I. Holcátová; F. Merletti; L. Richiardi; K. Kjaerheim; A. Agudo; X. Castellsague; T.V. Macfarlane; G.J. Macfarlane; R. Talamini; L. Barzan; C. Canova; L. Simonato; R. Lowry; D.I. Conway; P. McKinney; A. Znaor; C. Healy; B. McCartan; H. Møller; P. Brennan; M. Hashibe
- Book ID
- 119599088
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 87 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1359-6349
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