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Nasopharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma risk among immigrants in Sweden

  1. Seyed Mohsen Mousavi1,2,†,*,
  2. Jan Sundquist3,4,
  3. Kari Hemminki1,3,5

Article first published online: 2 MAR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.25287

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International Journal of Cancer

International Journal of Cancer

Volume 127, Issue 12, pages 2888–2892, 15 December 2010

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Mousavi, S. M., Sundquist, J. and Hemminki, K. (2010), Nasopharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma risk among immigrants in Sweden. Int. J. Cancer, 127: 2888–2892. doi: 10.1002/ijc.25287

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Molecular Genetic Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany

  2. 2

    Cancer Research Center of Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  3. 3

    Center for Primary Care Research, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden

  4. 4

    Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA

  5. 5

    Center for Family and Community Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, Sweden

  1. †

    Tel.: +49-6221-42-1805, Fax: +49-6221-42-1810

*German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 580, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

  1. †

    Tel.: +49-6221-42-1805, Fax: +49-6221-42-1810

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 MAR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 2 MAR 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 18 FEB 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 3 DEC 2009

Funded by

  • DKFZ Guest Scientist Program
  • Deutsche Krebshilfe
  • Swedish Cancer Society
  • Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research

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