Oral Oncology
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 28-35 , January 2001

Smoking and alcohol in the etiology of oral cancer: gender-specific risk profiles in the south of Greece

  • A.I Zavras

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Health Policy & Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Suite 004, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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  • C.W Douglass

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Health Policy & Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Suite 004, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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  • K Joshipura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Health Policy & Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Suite 004, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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  • T Wu

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Epidemiology and Genetics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Building 45, Room 4as-43G, Bethesda, MD 20892-6401, USA
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  • G Laskaris

      Affiliations

    • Oral Medicine Department, A. Sygros Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, 37 Ipsiladou Street, Athens 10676, Greece
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  • E Petridou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical School, 75 M. Asias Street, Athens 11527, Greece
    • Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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  • G Dokianakis

      Affiliations

    • ENT Clinic, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • J Segas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ear, Nose & Throat, Athens University Medical School and Hippokrateion Hospital, 4 Semitelou Street, Athens 11528, Greece
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  • D Lefantzis

      Affiliations

    • ENT Clinic, Red Cross Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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  • P Nomikos

      Affiliations

    • 75 M. Asias Street, Athens 11527, Greece
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  • Y.F Wang

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Epidemiology and Genetics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Building 45, Room 4as-43G, Bethesda, MD 20892-6401, USA
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  • S.R Diehl

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Epidemiology and Genetics Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Building 45, Room 4as-43G, Bethesda, MD 20892-6401, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-301-594-4830; fax: +1-301-480-8327

Received 14 April 2000 ,Accepted 2 May 2000.

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