Cigarette smoking and risk of lung cancer in Korean men: The Seoul male cancer cohort study

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 508-512

  Bae, Jong Myon ^a   Lee, Moo Song ^b   Shin, Myung Hee ^c   Kim, Dong Hyun ^d   Li, Zhong Min ^e   Ahn, Yoon Ok ^e  

^a Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Cigarette smoking; Cohort study; Lung neoplasm

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447130267     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2007.22.3.508     Document Type: Article

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