Opium Addiction and Risk of Laryngeal and Esophageal Carcinoma

Introduction: Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption have a well-known effect on the development of upper aerodigestive tract carcinomas, but such a role for opium is questionable. This study was designed to assess the correlation between opium inhalation and cancer of the larynx and upper esopha...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Bakhshaee, Hamid Reza Raziee, Reza Afshari, Amin Amali, Mahmoud Roopoosh, Ali Lotfizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://ijorl.mums.ac.ir/article_8055_18c62be7838d80ec510f557dc110dc18.pdf