Body mass index and mortality from lung cancer in smokers and nonsmokers: a nationally representative prospective study of 220,000 men in China.

Low body mass index (BMI) has been associated with increased risk of lung cancer. However, the nature of the association, especially in populations with relatively low BMI, is less well characterized, as is the relevance to it of smoking. A nationally representative prospective cohort study included...

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Main Authors: Yang, L, Yang, G, Zhou, M, Smith, M, Ge, H, Boreham, J, Hu, Y, Peto, R, Wang, J, Chen, Z
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009