Informative value of various methods of determining smoking in the detection of chronic bronchitis and prebronchitis

Zhiugzhda, A.I.; Staponkene, M.A.

Klinicheskaia Meditsina 65(12): 71-73

1987


ISSN/ISBN: 0023-2149
PMID: 3444314
Document Number: 290669
Four methods of determining smoking and its intensity were studied and compared in 5204 males aged 40-50 years. The most significant and informative was the method that allows determination of the total number of cigarettes which had been smoked during the whole life. The many-years study indicates a significant advantage of this method over other commonly used methods of study.

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