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: | Walls Helen L, Peeters Anna, Stevenson Christopher E, Mannan Haider R, McNeil John J |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/39 |
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