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Am J Epidemiol 2003; 158:288.
Copyright © 2003 by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

RE: "DIFFERENTIAL ASSOCIATION OF BODY MASS INDEX AND FAT DISTRIBUTION WITH THREE MAJOR HISTOLOGIC TYPES OF LUNG CANCER: EVIDENCE FROM A COHORT OF OLDER WOMEN"

Zubair Kabir

Department of Respiratory Medicine, CResT Directorate, St. James’s Hospital, University of Dublin (Trinity College), Dublin 8, Ireland

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I read with interest the study by Olson et al. (1). The findings have inched forward our understanding of the causal pathway of lung cancer development by histologic subtypes. However, I have concerns about the external validity (generalizability) of their new findings. Residual confounding due to active smoking effects alone does not explain the overall results, but . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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