Risk factors for esophageal cancer in Eastern Anatolia

Onuk M., Oztopuz A., Memik F.

HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY, cilt.49, sa.47, ss.1290-1292, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 49 Sayı: 47
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1290-1292
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background/Aims: Epidemiologic studies implicate dietary factors in risk of esophageal cancer, particularly in high-incidence areas of the world. In this case-control study, 44 patients with esophageal cancer and 100 healthy controls were interviewed in the Gastroenterology Department of Teaching Hospital, School of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. Eastern Anatolia where the study was conducted remains at a crossroads where this particular disease is endemic..