Gender differences in susceptibility to smoking among patients with lung cancer

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 427-431

  Ryu, Jeong Seon ^a   Jeon, Sang Hoon ^a   Kim, Jung Soo ^a   Lee, Jung Hwan ^a   Kim, Seong Hyun ^a   Hong, Ji Taek ^a   Jeong, Ju Hong ^a   Jeong, Ji Joong ^a   Lee, Myung Dong ^a   Min, Sang Joon ^a   Nam, Hae Seong ^a   Cho, Jae Hwa ^a   Kwak, Seung Min ^a   Lee, Hong Lyeol ^a   Kim, Hyun Jung ^a  

^a Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disease susceptibility; Gender; Lung neoplasms; Pulmonary function; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; KOREA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84862954728     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: 20056648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2011.26.4.427     Document Type: Article

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