Are female smokers at higher risk for lung cancer than male smokers?: A case-control analysis by histologic type

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 281-293

  Risch, Harvey A ^a   Howe, Geoffrey R ^b   Jain, Meera ^b   Burch, J David ^b   Holowaty, Eric J ^c   Miller, Anthony B ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Ontario Cancer Treatm Res Found   (Canada)

Author keywords

Histology; Lung neoplasms; Men; Retrospective studies; Sex factors; Smoking; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OAT CELL CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0027164433     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116857     Document Type: Article

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