Biomass fuel as a risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Biomass fuel as a risk factor for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background The link between use of solid biomass fuel (wood, charcoal, coal, dung, and crop residues) for cooking and/or heating and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is inconclusive. Objective We systematically reviewed the literature and performed a meta-analysis to determine whet...

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Main Authors: Samson Okello, Suzan Joan Akello, Emmanuel Dwomoh, Emmanuel Byaruhanga, Christopher Kenneth Opio, Ruyang Zhang, Kathleen E. Corey, Winnie R. Muyindike, Ponsiano Ocama, David D. Christiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Environmental Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-019-0496-0

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