More evidence on the risks of passive smoking

Editorial

Ichiro Kawachi. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 Feb 5;330(7486):265-6.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7486.265.

No abstract available

Comment on

Mortality associated with passive smoking in Hong Kong.
McGhee SM, Ho SY, Schooling M, Ho LM, Thomas GN, Hedley AJ, Mak KH, Peto R, Lam TH. McGhee SM, et al. BMJ. 2005 Feb 5;330(7486):287-8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38342.706748.47. Epub 2005 Jan 27. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15677632 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Environmental tobacco smoke and risk of respiratory cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in former smokers and never smokers in the EPIC prospective study.
Vineis P, Airoldi L, Veglia F, Olgiati L, Pastorelli R, Autrup H, Dunning A, Garte S, Gormally E, Hainaut P, Malaveille C, Matullo G, Peluso M, Overvad K, Tjonneland A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Boeing H, Krogh V, Palli D, Panico S, Tumino R, Bueno-De-Mesquita B, Peeters P, Berglund G, Hallmans G, Saracci R, Riboli E. Vineis P, et al. BMJ. 2005 Feb 5;330(7486):277. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38327.648472.82. Epub 2005 Jan 28. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15681570 Free PMC article.

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