Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia Pacific Region: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

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Association of smoking and smoking cessation with major causes of mortality in the Asia Pacific Region: The Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration

Background: Although the dangers of smoking, and the benefits of quitting, are well established and understood in the West, smoking remains popular among Asian men. We investigated the associations between smoking (including ex-smoking) and major causes of mortality in Asian men and women, and compa...

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Main Authors:	Barzi, F., Huxley, Rachel, Jamrozik, K., Lam, T., Ueshima, H., Gu, D., Kim, H., Woodward, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2008
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25326

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