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SUBMITTER: Malekzadeh MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5752100 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Malekzadeh Masoud M MM Khademi Hooman H Pourshams Akram A Etemadi Arash A Poustchi Hossein H Bagheri Mohammad M Khoshnia Masoud M Sohrabpour Amir Ali AA Aliasgari Ali A Jafari Elham E Islami Farhad F Semnani Shahryar S Abnet Christian C CC Pharoah Paul D P PD Brennan Paul P Boffetta Paolo P Dawsey Sanford M SM Malekzadeh Reza R Kamangar Farin F
The American journal of gastroenterology 20131022 11
<h4>Objectives</h4>Opium use, particularly in low doses, is a common practice among adults in northeastern Iran. We aimed to investigate the association between opium use and subsequent mortality from disorders of the digestive tract.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the Golestan Cohort Study, a prospective cohort study in northeastern Iran, with detailed, validated data on opium use and several other exposures. A total of 50,045 adults were enrolled during a 4-year period (2004-2008) and follow ...[more]