Might stopping smoking reduce injury death risks? A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-259

  Leistikow, Bruce N ^a   Shipley, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Risk factors; Smoking; Smoking epidemiology; Smoking adverse effects; Wounds and injuries etiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0032779991     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1998.0412     Document Type: Article

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