Quantitating loss of life by smoking a single cigarette [5]

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 522-523

  Gohlke, Helmut ^a   Yusuf, Salim ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34347364563     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0523-y     Document Type: Letter

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