Improved survival in never-smokers vs current smokers with primary adenocarcinoma of the lung

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 347-351

  Nordquist, Luke T ^a   Simon, George R ^a   Cantor, Alan ^a   Alberts, W Michael ^a   Bepler, Gerold ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma; Current smokers; Never smokers; Non small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CENTER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LIFE TABLE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 4143102535     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.2.347     Document Type: Article

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