Lung Cancer
Volume 68, Issue 1 , Pages 20-26 , April 2010

Lung cancer risk and cigarette smoking, lung tuberculosis according to histologic type and gender in a population based case–control study

  • Sue K. Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, 110-799 Seoul, South Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 740 8338; fax: +82 2 747 4830.
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  • Lisa Y. Cho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, 110-799 Seoul, South Korea
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  • Jae Jeong Yang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, 110-799 Seoul, South Korea
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  • Boyoung Park

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, 110-799 Seoul, South Korea
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  • Soung Hoon Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 332 Danwol-dong, Chungbukdo, 380-701 Chungju, South Korea
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  • Kun-Sei Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 332 Danwol-dong, Chungbukdo, 380-701 Chungju, South Korea
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  • Hyeongsu Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 332 Danwol-dong, Chungbukdo, 380-701 Chungju, South Korea
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  • Keun-Young Yoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, 110-799 Seoul, South Korea
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  • Choon-Taek Lee

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Committee, Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 14 Woomyun-dong, Seocho-gu, 137-140 Seoul, South Korea
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  • The Scientific Committee, Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

      Affiliations

    • Scientific Committee, Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 14 Woomyun-dong, Seocho-gu, 137-140 Seoul, South Korea

Received 4 February 2009 ,Revised 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 23 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.05.017

Lung Cancer
Volume 68, Issue 1 , Pages 20-26 , April 2010

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