European Journal of Cancer
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 392-397 , February 2001

Are alcohol intake and smoking associated with mycosis fungoides? A European multicentre case–control study.

  • M.M Morales Suárez-Varela

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Public Health and Environmental Care, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
    • Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Dr. Peset Hospital, Valencia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-963-864-951; fax: +34-963-864-951
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  • J Olsen

      Affiliations

    • The Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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  • L Kaerlev

      Affiliations

    • The Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, University of Aarhus, Denmark
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  • P Guénel

      Affiliations

    • INSERM Uniteé 88, Hôpital National de Saint-Maurice, France
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  • P Arveux

      Affiliations

    • Registre des cancers du Doubs, France
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  • G Wingren

      Affiliations

    • Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Health and Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sweden
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  • L Hardell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Örebro Medical Center, Sweden
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  • W Ahrens

      Affiliations

    • Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine, Division of Biometry and Data Processing, Bremen, Germany
    • Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Clinics, Essen, Germany
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  • A Stang

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, University Clinics, Essen, Germany
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  • A Llopis-Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Public Health and Environmental Care, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Valencia, Av. Vicente Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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  • F Merletti

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Oncologia Umana, Turin, Italy
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  • F Guillén-Grima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, Public University of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
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  • P Johansen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Aalborg Hospital, Reberbansgade, DK-9100 Aalborg, Denmark

Received 30 May 2000 ,Revised 29 August 2000 ,Accepted 26 October 2000.

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European Journal of Cancer
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