Biomarkers of Induced Active and Passive Smoking Damage
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Biomarkers of Induced Active and Passive Smoking Damage
In addition to the well-known link between smoking and lung cancer, large epidemiological studies have shown a relationship between smoking and cancers of the nose, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, bladder, kidney, stomach, liver, colon and cervix, as well as myeloid leukemia. Epidemiological evidence has reported a direct link between exposure of non-smokers to environment...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6030874