Smoking, smoking cessation and inflammatory markers in older Chinese men: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

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Published in Atherosclerosis on July 06, 2008

Authors

Xiang Qian Lao1, Chao Qiang Jiang, Wei Sen Zhang, Peymane Adab, Tai Hing Lam, Kar Keung Cheng, G Neil Thomas

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.

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