Cigarette smoking as a risk factor for influenza-associated mortality: Evidence from an elderly cohort

Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 531-539

  Wong, Chit M ^a   Yang, Lin ^a   Chan, King P ^a   Chan, Wai M ^b   Song, Liang ^a   Lai, Hak K ^a   Thach, Thuan Q ^a   Ho, Lai M ^a   Chan, Kwok H ^a   Lam, Tai H ^a   Peiris, Joseph S M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (China)

^c HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cohort; Cox model; Influenza; Mortality; Smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIROLOGY;

EID: 84879110398     PISSN: 17502640     EISSN: 17502659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2012.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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