Association between smoking and mortality: Khon kaen cohort study, Thailand

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2643-2647

  Kamsa Ard, Siriporn ^a   Promthet, Supannee ^a   Lewington, Sarah ^b   Burrett, Julie Ann ^b   Sherliker, Paul ^b   Kamsa Ard, Supot ^a   Wiangnon, Surapon ^c   Parkin, Donald Maxwell ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Health behaviour; Mortality; Rural population; Smoking; Thai males

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880311091     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.4.2643     Document Type: Article

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