Age at quitting smoking as a predictor of risk of cardiovascular disease incidence independent of smoking status, time since quitting and pack-years
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Risk prediction for CVD events has been shown to vary according to current smoking status, pack-years smoked over a lifetime, time since quitting and age at quitting. The latter two are closely and inversely related. It is not known...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
BMC
2011-02-01
|
| Series: | BMC Research Notes |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/39 |