A case-control study of esophageal cancer in Linxian, People&apos;s Republic of China

Li, J.Y.; Chen, Z.J.; Ershow, A.G.; Blot, W.J.; Li, J.Y; Chen, Z.J; Ershow, A.G; Blot, W.J

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A case-control study of esophageal cancer in Linxian, People's Republic of China

Li, J.Y.; Chen, Z.J.; Ershow, A.G.; Blot, W.J.

National Cancer Institute Monograph 69: 5-7

1985

ISSN/ISBN: 0083-1921

PMID: 3834345

Document Number: 264620

A case-control study involving interviews with 1,200 patients with esophageal cancer and 1,200 population-based controls has been initiated in Linxian, a county in North Central China with perhaps the world's highest mortality rates for this tumor. Here we describe the rationale, study methods, and results of a pilot study that established the feasibility of the investigation.