Lung cancer mortality and years of potential life lost among males and females over six decades in a country with high smoking prevalence: An observational study

BMC Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  John, Ulrich ^a   Hanke, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICINE GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age at death; Lung cancer; Smoking prevalence; Tobacco consumption; Years of potential life lost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKETING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TAX; TOBACCO; TREND STUDY; YEAR OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; GERMANY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84946547056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1807-7     Document Type: Article

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