Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in sub-Saharan Africa

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¹ Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition Group, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, PO Box 50398, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: viojole@yahoo.com.

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Violet Kayamba. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Feb.

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. 2022 Feb;10(2):e165-e166.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00569-6. Epub 2021 Dec 15.

¹ Tropical Gastroenterology & Nutrition Group, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Zambia School of Medicine, PO Box 50398, Lusaka, Zambia. Electronic address: viojole@yahoo.com.

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