Does smoking reduction in midlife reduce mortality risk? Results of 2 long-term prospective cohort studies of men and women in Scotland

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 770-779

  Hart, Carole ^a   Gruer, Laurence ^a   Bauld, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cohort studies; harm reduction; longevity; mortality; smoking; smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HAZARD; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY RISK; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

COHORT STUDIES; HARM REDUCTION; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SMOKING;

ISRAEL; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84883477034     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwt038     Document Type: Article

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