Risk factors for esophageal cancer in non-smokers and non-drinkers: a case-control study in Uruguay Fatores de risco para o câncer esofágico em não usuários de tabaco e bebida alcoólica: um estudo caso-controle no Uruguai

• Main Authors: Alvaro L. Ronco (Author), Enrique Barrios (Author), Luis Fierro (Author), Julio Balbi (Author), María T. Larrinaga (Author), Eduardo De Stéfani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 2004-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In order to analyze possible associations of lifestyle factors with esophageal cancer among non-smokers and non-drinkers, the authors carried out the present study. Special emphasis was placed on the analysis of "mate" (infusion of the herb Ilex paraguariensis) drinking, which has been ass...