The reliability of passive smoking histories reported in a case-control study of lung cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 267-273

  Pron, Gaylene E ^a   Burch, J David ^a   Howe, Geoffrey R ^a   Miller, Anthony B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Occupations; Questionnaires; Retrospective studies; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING;

DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RISK; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0023847930     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114802     Document Type: Article

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