Association of thromboangiitis obliterans with cigarette and bidi smoking in Bangladesh: A case-control study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 266-270

  Rahman, Mahbubur ^a   Chowdhury, Abdus Samad ^b   Fukui, Tsuguya ^a   Hira, Kenji ^a   Shimbo, Takuro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Rajshahi Medical College Hospital   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Bidi; Cigarette; Smoking; Thromboangiitis oblitertans; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BUERGER DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOUTH ASIA; TOBACCO;

EID: 0034036297     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.2.266     Document Type: Article

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