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Use of wood stoves and risk of cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract: a case-control study

Author(s) -

Javier Pintos

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/27.6.936

Subject(s) - confounding , odds ratio , stove , medicine , confidence interval , logistic regression , risk factor , case control study , larynx , incidence (geometry) , cancer , demography , surgery , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , sociology , engineering

Incidence rates for cancers of the upper aero-digestive tract in Southern Brazil are among the highest in the world. A case-control study was designed to identify the main risk factors for carcinomas of mouth, pharynx, and larynx in the region. We tested the hypothesis of whether use of wood stoves is associated with these cancers.

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