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Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed...

Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed...

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Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men

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Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2011-10, Vol.6 (10), p.e25347-e25347

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Whether the habitual use of substances (tobacco, alcohol, or areca nut (seed of the Areca palm)) can affect the age of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) presentation has rarely been examined.
The study subjects were those who were males and the first time to be diagnosed as ESCC (ICD-9 150) and who visited any of three medical centers in...

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Areca users in combination with tobacco and alcohol use are associated with younger age of diagnosed esophageal cancer in Taiwanese men

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1310007946

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1310007946

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0025347

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