Propensity score analysis of lung cancer risk in a population with high prevalence of non-smoking related lung cancer

Abstract Background Lung cancer has been the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide among both men and women in recent years. There is an increase in the incidence of nonsmoking-related lung cancer in recent years. The purpose of the present study was to investigate multiple potential r...

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Main Authors: Kuei-Feng Lin, Hsiu-Fu Wu, Wei-Chun Huang, Pei-Ling Tang, Ming-Ting Wu, Fu-Zong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0465-8