Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death attributed to smoking in South Africa: results from the South African death certificate study
Background The question 'Was the deceased a smoker five years ago?' was introduced in mid-1997 on a revised South African death notification form to provide a direct estimate of tobacco attributed mortality, using a case-control method for ongoing monitoring of the tobacco epidemic. Thi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Tuberculosis-remains-the-leading-cause-of-death-attributed-to-smoking-in-South-Africa,84203,0,2.html |