A digital image analysis system for identifying filter vent blocking on ultralight cigarettes

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 533-537

  O'Connor, Richard J ^a,b   Stitt, Joseph P ^a   Kozlowski, Lynn T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLOR; FILTER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FILTRATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SMOKING; TARS; TOBACCO;

EID: 13944283311     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-04-0505     Document Type: Article

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