Open AccessImpact of Smoking on Mortality in 80-Year-Old Japanese from the General Population
Author(s) -
Kiyoshi Fujisawa,
Yutaka Takata,
Takayuki Matsumoto,
Motohiro Esaki,
Toshihiro Ansai,
Mitsuo Iida
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000138336
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , relative risk , hazard ratio , confidence interval , cohort study , population , cause of death , cohort , epidemiology , cigarette smoking , disease , environmental health , sociology
It is well known that cigarette smoking is the main health hazard in middle-aged people.However, data regarding smoking and health in old-aged people are limited, especially in the Japanese population.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom