Smoking and risk of death due to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case-control comparison in 103 population centers in China

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1530-1535

  Jiang, J ^a   Liu, Boqi ^b   Nasca, P C ^c   Zeng, X ^a   Chen, J ^d   Zou, X ^b   Wu, Y ^b   Han, W ^a   Zhao, P ^b   Li, J ^b  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Epidemiology; Lung tuberculosis; Mortality rate; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TOBACCO; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 74949134635     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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