A Stratified Meta-Analysis of the Association between Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke during Childhood and Adulthood and Urothelial Bladder Cancer Risk

A Stratified Meta-Analysis of the Association between Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke during Childhood and Adulthood and Urothelial Bladder Cancer Risk

Background: Active smoking is a major risk factor for urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). However, the evidence that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) either in childhood or adult life is also associated with UBC risk is ambiguous. With this meta-analysis, we aim to summarise how exposure t...

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Main Authors: Frits H. M. van Osch, Sylvia H. J. Jochems, Anke Wesselius, Frederik J. van Schooten, Richard T. Bryan, Maurice P. Zeegers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
bladder cancer
meta-analysis
lifetime exposure
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/4/569

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