Misclassification of Smoking Habits and Passive Smoking A Review of the Evidence |
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| Author:
| Lee, P. N. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-540-19425-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1988 |
| Publisher: | Springer London, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $251.95 |
Book Description:
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How accurate are statements about smoking habits? This book presents the results of a comprehensive review in which the literature on the subject is newly interpreted. It is shown that smokers are misclassified as non-smokers in epidemiological studies often enough to explain the increased lung cancer risk seen in self-reported non-smokers in relation to their spouse's smoking habits. This study overturns the commonly held view that increased risk is a consequence of exposure to...
More DescriptionHow accurate are statements about smoking habits? This book presents the results of a comprehensive review in which the literature on the subject is newly interpreted. It is shown that smokers are misclassified as non-smokers in epidemiological studies often enough to explain the increased lung cancer risk seen in self-reported non-smokers in relation to their spouse's smoking habits. This study overturns the commonly held view that increased risk is a consequence of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and highlights the difficulty of making valid inferences from epidemiological data. No-one should draw conclusions about passive smoking before reading this book!