Cannabis increased the risk of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in tobacco smokers: A case-control study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 679-685

  Olesen, Winnie Hedevang ^a   Katballe, Niels ^b   Sindby, Jesper Eske ^c   Titlestad, Ingrid Louise ^a   Andersen, Poul Erik ^a   Ekholm, Ola ^d   Lindahl Jacobsen, Rune ^d,e   Licht, Peter Bjørn ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e Max Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Pneumothorax; Risk factors; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; YOUNG ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOBACCO SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85030685349     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx160     Document Type: Article

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