The accumulated evidence on lung cancer and environmental tobacco smoke

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7114, 1997, Pages 980-988

  Hackshaw, A K ^a   Law, M R ^a   Wald, N J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARCINOGEN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030873467     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7114.980     Document Type: Article

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