Tobacco smoking and risk of 36 cardiovascular disease subtypes: fatal and non-fatal outcomes in a large prospective Australian study

Tobacco smoking and risk of 36 cardiovascular disease subtypes: fatal and non-fatal outcomes in a large prospective Australian study

Abstract Background Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality. Evidence on the relation of smoking to different subtypes of CVD, across fatal and non-fatal outcomes, is limited. Methods A prospective study of 188,167 CVD- and cancer-free individuals a...

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Main Authors: Emily Banks, Grace Joshy, Rosemary J. Korda, Bill Stavreski, Kay Soga, Sam Egger, Cathy Day, Naomi E. Clarke, Sarah Lewington, Alan D. Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Smoking
Tobacco
Ischaemic heart disease
Coronary heart disease
Cerebrovascular disease
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1351-4

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