Tuberculosis is associated with increased lung cancer mortality

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 687-692

  Leung, Chi Chiu ^a   Hui, L ^b   Lee, R S Y ^b   Lam, T H ^c   Yew, W W ^d   Hui, D S C ^d   Chan, R C Y ^d   Mok, T Y W ^e   Law, W S ^a   Chang, K C ^a   Leung, E C C ^a   Tam, C M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e KOWLOON HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Elderly; Risk factor; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84876839381     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0816     Document Type: Article

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