Misunderstandings in the misconception on the use of pack-years in analysis of smoking

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1218-1220

  Lubin, J H ^a   Caporaso, N E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CANCER RISK; DNA ADDUCT; DNA REPAIR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; LUNG CANCER; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; THERAPEUTIC MISCONCEPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; SMOKING;

EID: 84875477863     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.76     Document Type: Letter

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