Early health effects of the emerging tobacco: Epidemic in China: A 16- year prospective study

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 1500-1504

  Chen, Zheng Ming ^a,c   Xu, Zhong ^b   Collins, Rory ^a   Li, Wan Xian ^b   Peto, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0030660222     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.18.1500     Document Type: Article

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