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SUBMITTER: Nash SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5318256 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nash Sarah H SH Liao Linda M LM Harris Tamara B TB Freedman Neal D ND
American journal of preventive medicine 20161130 3
<h4>Introduction</h4>Tobacco use remains a leading modifiable cause of cancer incidence and premature mortality in the U.S. and globally. Despite increasing life expectancy worldwide, less is known about the effects of cigarette smoking on older populations. This study sought to determine the effects of smoking on mortality in older age.<h4>Methods</h4>Associations of mortality with self-reported age at smoking cessation, age at smoking initiation, and amount smoked after age 70 years were exami ...[more]