Associations between Cigarette Smoking and Total Mortality Differ Depending on Serum Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants among the Elderly

There are substantial variations of relative risks (RR) in smoking-related mortality by country and time. We hypothesized the RRs in smoking-related mortality might differ depending on serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). We evaluated the associations of cigarette smoking wi...

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Main Authors: Lee, Yu-Mi, Bae, Sang-Geun, Lee, Seon-Hwa, Jacobs, David R., Lee, Duk-Hee
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744697/