Validation of smoking history in cancer patients

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1004-1008

  Prochazka, Michaela ^a   Hall, Per ^a   Granath, Fredrik ^b   Czene, Kamila ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 51149116542     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860801935475     Document Type: Article

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