Excess injury mortality among smokers: A neglected tobacco hazard

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Wen, C P ^a   Tsai, S P ^b   Cheng, T Y ^a   Chan, H T ^a   Chung, W S I ^a   Chen, C J ^c  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; TOBACCO; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 20444395053     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2003.005629     Document Type: Article

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