Gender and smoking-related risk of lung cancer

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-83

  Prescott, Eva ^a   Osler, Merete ^b   Hein, Hans Ole ^b,d   Borch Johnsen, Knut ^a,d   Lange, Peter ^c,d   Schnohr, Peter ^c,d   Vestbo, Jørgen ^a,d   Andersen, Lars Bo ^d   Sorensen T I A ^d   Keiding, N ^d   Jorgensen T ^d   Ibsen, H ^d   Thorvaldsen, P ^d   Thomsen, T ^d   Gyntelberg, F ^d   Suadicani, P ^d   Jensen, G ^d   Nyboe, J ^d   Appleyard, M ^d   Nordestgaard, B ^d   Gronbaek M ^d   more..

^a Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d University of Copenhagen ^*

Author keywords

Cohort study; Gender difference; Inhalation; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 0031975406     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199801000-00016     Document Type: Article

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