Asthma and risk of death from lung cancer: NHANES II mortality study

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 597-600

  Brown, David W ^a   Young, Karen E ^b   Anda, Robert F ^a   Giles, Wayne H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cohort studies; Epidemiology; Lung neoplasms; Mortality; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTHMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28844483009     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02770900500216234     Document Type: Article

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