Association of thromboangiitis obliterans with cigarette and bidi smoking in Bangladesh: a case-control study
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Association of thromboangiitis obliterans with cigarette and bidi smoking in Bangladesh: a case-control study.
BACKGROUND In addition to cigarettes, bidi, made of unprocessed and low-grade tobacco, is being smoked widely in Bangladesh and in other south Asian countries. The cause-and-effect relationship is established between thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) and smoking. However, type of smoking material(s) most strongly related to TAO is not yet determined. METHODS We conducted a hospital-based case-...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1464-3685,0300-5771
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.2.266