To evaluate renal pelvis and ureter (RPU) cancer risk in relation to lifetime use of analgesics, a population-based casecontrol study was carried out in 3 areas of the United States. Among 502 cases and 496 controls diagnosed and interviewed during 1983-1986, no significant increases in risk were f
Phenacetin-Containing Analgesics and Cancer of the Bladder or Renal Pelvis in Women
β Scribed by MARGARET McCREDIE; J. H. STEWART; JOYCE M. FORD; R. A. MacLENNAN
- Book ID
- 115193128
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 375 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1464-4096
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