Cigarette smoking and lung cancer—relative risk estimates for the major histological types from a pooled analysis of case–control studies

…, I Brüske, HE Wichmann, F Merletti… - … journal of cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Lung cancer is mainly caused by smoking, but the quantitative relations between smoking
and histologic subtypes of lung cancer remain inconclusive. By using one of the largest lung …

A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25

…, P Lagiou, D Trichopoulos, I Holcátová, F Merletti… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide, with over one million
cases annually 1 . To identify genetic factors that modify disease risk, we conducted a genome-…

Lung cancer and cigarette smoking in Europe: an update of risk estimates and an assessment of inter‐country heterogeneity

…, KH Jöckel, M Kreuzer, F Merletti… - … journal of cancer, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Ten case‐control studies have been carried out in 6 European countries to investigate the
major risk factors for lung cancer. Carcinogenic effect from cigarette smoke was the most …

Lung ultrasound-implemented diagnosis of acute decompensated heart failure in the ED

…, G Casoli, MB Stone, MM Maule, I Baldi, F Merletti… - Chest, 2015 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Lung ultrasonography (LUS) has emerged as a noninvasive tool for the
differential diagnosis of pulmonary diseases. However, its use for the diagnosis of acute …

Risk of oral squamous cell carcinoma in 402 patients with oral lichen planus: a follow-up study in an Italian population

…, M Carbone, M Pagano, C Vestita, S Rosso, F Merletti - Oral oncology, 2004 - Elsevier
The most important complication of oral lichen planus (OLP) is the development of oral
squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) but this is a very controversial matter. The aim of the study was …

[HTML][HTML] A multicenter, randomized trial of prophylactic fluconazole in preterm neonates

…, D Farina, R Arisio, F Merletti… - … England Journal of …, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Invasive candida infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm
infants. We performed a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial …

Incidence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in adults aged 30–49 years: the population-based registry in the province of Turin, Italy

G Bruno, C Runzo, P Cavallo-Perin, F Merletti… - Diabetes …, 2005 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Incidence of type 1 diabetes is considered to be low in adults, but no study
has been performed in Mediterranean countries. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—We …

Short-term effects of Italian smoking regulation on rates of hospital admission for acute myocardial infarction

F Barone-Adesi, L Vizzini, F Merletti… - European heart …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Aims We used the hospital discharge records of Piedmont region (northern Italy) to evaluate
whether a national law banning smoking in public resulted in a short-term reduction in …

Meta-analysis of non-sentinel node metastases associated with micrometastatic sentinel nodes in breast cancer

G Cserni, D Gregori, F Merletti, A Sapino… - Journal of British …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background The need for further axillary treatment in patients with breast cancer with low-volume
sentinel node (SN) involvement (micrometastases or smaller) is controversial. Methods …

Multicenter case-control study of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer in Europe

…, M Kreuzer, A Mendes, F Merletti… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Background: An association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and
lung cancer risk has been suggested. To evaluate this possible association better, …