Non-smoking wives of heavy smokes have a higher risk of lung cancer: a study from Japan
In a study in 29 health centre districts in Japan 91 540 non-smoking wises aged 40 and above were followed up for 14 years (1966-79), and standardised mortality rates for lung cancer were assessed according to the smoking habits of their husbands. Wives of heavy smokers were found to have a higher r...
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| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2000-07-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862000000700013 |