Emphysema and airway obstruction as risk factors for lung cancer

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1187-

  De Torres, Juan P ^a   Zulueta, Javier J ^a   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 56749154071     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.178.11.1187     Document Type: Letter

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