The dose-response relationship between cigarette consumption, biochemical markers and risk of lung cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1690-1693

  Law, M R ^a   Morris, J K ^a   Watt, H C ^a   Wald, N J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biochemical markers; Dose response; Lung cancer; Smoking

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CIGARETTE SMOKE; COTININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030917238     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.287     Document Type: Article

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