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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 152, No. 7 : 691-692
Copyright © 2000 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RE: "CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SUICIDE: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 300,000 MALE ACTIVE-DUTY ARMY SOLDIERS"

Kazim Sheikh

Health Care Financing Administration US Department of Health and Human Services Kansas City, MO 64106

In a study of young men in the US Army, Miller et al. confirmed an association between cigarette smoking and suicide that was previously found in a cohort of older men. A dose-response relation was demonstrated after controlling for age, alcohol intake, and other social factors (1Go).

A major limitation of this study was the loss of follow-up of an unknown section of the study cohort. Consequently, the data on suicide were known for only those members of the cohort who died while on active duty. Although the authors acknowledged an incomplete ascertainment of suicides, they dismissed any consequent . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Matthew J. Miller, David Hemenway, Nicole S. Bell, Michelle Yore and Paul Amoroso

Harvard School of Public Health Harvard Injury Control Research Center Boston, MA 02115
Social Sectors Development Strategies, Inc. Natick, MA 01760
US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Natick, MA 01760


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RE: "CIGARETTE SMOKING AND SUICIDE: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 300,000 MALE ACTIVE-DUTY ARMY SOLDIERS"
Am. J. Epidemiol., October 1, 2000; 152(7): 691 - 692.
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