Smoking as risk factor for cervical cancer.
In a matched case-control study which comprised 33 cases with cervical carcinoma in situ, 67 cases with invasive cervical cancer, and 100 hospital controls, ever-smoking was found to be significantly related to cervical cancer (Odds ratio = 5.9, 95% confidence interval = 1.2-29.3) after adjustment for a variety of confounding variables.
Zivaljevic
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Center for Gynecology and Obstetrics, KBC Dr. Dragisa Misovic, Belgrade, Yugoslavia. abvzival@eunet.yu
Vlajinac
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Adanja
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Zivaljevic
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Kocev
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000209:etiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*