A simple method to estimate tobacco-related lung cancer deaths based on smoking prevalence data

Methods of Information in Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-403

  Winkler, V ^a   Gbangou, A ^b   Kouyate, B ^b   Becher, Heiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Nouna Health Research Center   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Africa; Lung cancer; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33747886144     PISSN: 00261270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634094     Document Type: Article

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