Injury death excesses in smokers: A 1990-95 United States national cohort study

Injury Prevention

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 277-280

  Leistikow, Bruce N ^a   Martin, D C ^a   Samuels, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort; Mortality; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034540772     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.6.4.277     Document Type: Article

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