Publications
| salted meat consumption and the risk of laryngeal cancer. | a hospital-based, case-control study of laryngeal cancer was conducted in the oncology institute, montevideo, uruguay, during 1988-1992, in which 143 new cases and 460 controls were interviewed. the study was restricted to males. as in most previous studies tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking were the major risk factors. past and current salted meat consumption was associated with increased risks of laryngeal cancer, after controlling for the effects of tobacco and alcohol. cigarette smoking an ... | 1995 | 7672072 |
| a nationwide survey on seroprevalence of neospora caninum infection in beef cattle in uruguay. | bovine abortions due to neospora caninum infection have been reported worldwide and its economic impact on the beef industry has been acknowledged as a problem. uruguay has the largest export value of beef per acre in south america. however, no data on the prevalence of n. caninum infection have been available in this country. the objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and distribution of n. caninum infection in beef cattle in uruguay through a nationwide survey. a two stage samp ... | 2006 | 16621288 |