Influence of dose and duration of smoking on lung cancer rates.

Lung cancer risks depend far more strongly on the duration than on the daily dose-rate of cigarette smoking. For example, a three-fold increase in the daily dose-rate may produce only about a three-fold increase in effect, while a three-fold increase in duration might produce about a 100-fold increa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peto, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1986