OPIUM USE IN TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE URINARY BLADDER

Opium use is one of the most common forms of substance abuse in Iran and there are some evidence indicating it is a risk factor of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder. The majority of opium users are also cigarette smokers, so consideration of the high prevalence of smoking whic...

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Main Authors: A. Nourbakhsh, M. G. Mohseni Z. N. Hatmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-08-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3011.pdf&manuscript_id=3011