Published in Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) on March 07, 1981
Analysis of trends in cancer mortality in England and Wales during 1951-80 separating changes associated with period of birth and period of death. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1982) 2.59
Cigarette tar yields in relation to mortality from lung cancer in the cancer prevention study II prospective cohort, 1982-8. BMJ (2004) 2.42
Trends in lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease, and emphysema death rates for England and Wales 1941-85 and their relation to trends in cigarette smoking. Thorax (1990) 1.79
Trends in sales weighted tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide yields of UK cigarettes. Thorax (2001) 1.30
Cigarette smoking and male lung cancer in an area of very high incidence. I. Report of a case-control study in the West of Scotland. J Epidemiol Community Health (1988) 1.21
Tar yield of cigarettes and risk of acute myocardial infarction. GISSI-EFRIM Investigators. BMJ (1993) 1.17
Carbon monoxide yield of cigarettes and its relation to cardiorespiratory disease. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1983) 1.16
Trends in lung cancer mortality. Thorax (1983) 1.16
Contributions of risk factors and medical care to cardiovascular mortality trends. Nat Rev Cardiol (2015) 1.00
Patients presenting with lung cancer in south east Scotland. Edinburgh Lung Cancer Group. Thorax (1987) 0.99
Updating UK estimates of age, sex and period specific cumulative constant tar cigarette consumption per adult. Thorax (1998) 0.84
Smoking and mortality from peptic ulcer in the United Kingdom. Gut (1986) 0.81
Variation in response to cytotoxicity of cigarette smoke. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1981) 0.80
Interpretation of disease time trends: is cancer on the increase? A simple cohort technique and its relationship to more advanced models. J Epidemiol Community Health (1983) 0.77
Tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide yields of some Nigerian cigarettes. J Epidemiol Community Health (1983) 0.75
Penile ulceration in Crohn's disease. Gut (1986) 0.75
Cellular effects of smoke from "safer" cigarettes. Br J Cancer (1984) 0.75
Carboxyhaemoglobin levels in smokers of filter and plain cigarettes. Lancet (1977) 4.22
Mortality in relation to smoking: 20 years' observations on male British doctors. Br Med J (1976) 28.28
The causes of cancer: quantitative estimates of avoidable risks of cancer in the United States today. J Natl Cancer Inst (1981) 25.60
Observations on recent increase in mortality from asthma. Br Med J (1968) 14.82
A long-term follow-up study of women using different methods of contraception--an interim report. J Biosoc Sci (1976) 13.09
Smoking, smoking cessation, and lung cancer in the UK since 1950: combination of national statistics with two case-control studies. BMJ (2000) 11.35
Association between infection with Helicobacter pylori and risk of gastric cancer: evidence from a prospective investigation. BMJ (1991) 9.88
Investigation of relation between use of oral contraceptives and thromboembolic disease. Br Med J (1968) 9.17
Use of medicines in general practice. Br Med J (1977) 8.38
Alcohol consumption and mortality among middle-aged and elderly U.S. adults. N Engl J Med (1997) 8.25
Mortality from smoking worldwide. Br Med Bull (1996) 7.87
Cigarette smoking and bronchial carcinoma: dose and time relationships among regular smokers and lifelong non-smokers. J Epidemiol Community Health (1978) 7.80
Environmental factors and cancer incidence and mortality in different countries, with special reference to dietary practices. Int J Cancer (1975) 7.20
Investigation into use of drugs preceding death from asthma. Br Med J (1968) 6.76
Ovarian cancer and oral contraceptives: collaborative reanalysis of data from 45 epidemiological studies including 23,257 women with ovarian cancer and 87,303 controls. Lancet (2008) 6.67
Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies. BMJ (2004) 6.48
Controlled trial of three different antismoking interventions in general practice. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1984) 6.25
Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer--collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58,515 women with breast cancer and 95,067 women without the disease. Br J Cancer (2002) 5.83
Mortality from cancer and other causes after radiotherapy for ankylosing spondylitis. Br Med J (1965) 5.67
Collaborative United Kingdom-Australasian study of cancer in patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs. Br Med J (1979) 5.58
The circumstances preceding death from asthma in young people in 1968 to 1969. Br J Dis Chest (1971) 5.53
Why heart disease mortality is low in France: the time lag explanation. BMJ (1999) 5.44
Mortality in relation to smoking: 22 years' observations on female British doctors. Br Med J (1980) 5.21
The extent of Down's syndrome screening in Britain in 1991. Lancet (1992) 5.20
Frequency of eye complaints and rashes among patients receiving practolol and propranolol. Lancet (1977) 5.00
Tobacco and cancer: recent epidemiological evidence. J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 4.83
Mortality from lung cancer and other causes among workers in an asbestos textile factory. Br J Ind Med (1968) 4.81
The age distribution of cancer and a multi-stage theory of carcinogenesis. 1954. Int J Epidemiol (2004) 4.66
Mortality among doctors in different occupations. Br Med J (1977) 4.60
Investigation of relation between use of oral contraceptives and thromboembolic disease. A further report. Br Med J (1969) 4.50
Can dietary beta-carotene materially reduce human cancer rates? Nature (1981) 4.43
100 years of observation on British radiologists: mortality from cancer and other causes 1897-1997. Br J Radiol (2001) 4.25
Risk of lung cancer associated with residential radon exposure in south-west England: a case-control study. Br J Cancer (1998) 4.24
Carboxyhaemoglobin levels in smokers of filter and plain cigarettes. Lancet (1977) 4.22
Characteristics of women with dysplasia or carcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri. Br J Cancer (1980) 4.11
Detection in life of confirmed Alzheimer's disease using a simple measurement of medial temporal lobe atrophy by computed tomography. Lancet (1992) 3.94
Mortality of British doctors in relation to smoking: observations on coronary thrombosis. Natl Cancer Inst Monogr (1966) 3.92
The Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration: analysis of individual data on lipid, inflammatory and other markers in over 1.1 million participants in 104 prospective studies of cardiovascular diseases. Eur J Epidemiol (2007) 3.81
Long term mortality after a single treatment course with X-rays in patients treated for ankylosing spondylitis. Br J Cancer (1987) 3.69
Immunosurveillance and cancer: epidemiological evidence. Br Med J (1970) 3.68
Treatment of gastric ulcer with carbenoxolone: antagonistic effect of spironolactone. Gut (1968) 3.46
What are the effects of the fifth revision of the Declaration of Helsinki? BMJ (2001) 3.17
A mathematical model for the age distribution of cancer in man. Int J Cancer (1969) 3.08
Trends in mortality among British doctors in relation to their smoking habits. J R Coll Physicians Lond (1972) 2.99
Oral contraceptives and breast neoplasia: a retrospective study. Br Med J (1972) 2.81
Summarizing indices for comparison of cancer incidence data. Int J Cancer (1967) 2.80
Trends in mortality from cancer of the uterus in Canada and in England and Wales. Br J Prev Soc Med (1973) 2.80
Prospects for prevention. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1983) 2.68
How effective is nicotine replacement therapy in helping people to stop smoking? BMJ (1994) 2.68
Cancers of the lung and nasal sinuses in nickel workers. Br J Cancer (1970) 2.67
Case-control study of the husbands of women with dysplasia or carcinoma of the cervix uteri. Lancet (1981) 2.63
Association between atherosclerotic diseases and carboxyhaemoglobin levels in tobacco smokers. Br Med J (1973) 2.62
Low serum-vitamin-A and subsequent risk of cancer. Preliminary results of a prospective study. Lancet (1980) 2.60
Bladder cancer mortality in England and Wales in relation to cigarette smoking and saccharin consumption. Br J Prev Soc Med (1974) 2.60
Outcome of pregnancy in women using an intrauterine device. Lancet (1974) 2.58
A summary of mortality and incidence of cancer in men from the United Kingdom who participated in the United Kingdom's atmospheric nuclear weapon tests and experimental programmes. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1988) 2.57
The geographical distribution of cancer. Br J Cancer (1969) 2.53
Geographical variation in mortality from leukaemia and other cancers in England and Wales in relation to proximity to nuclear installations, 1969-78. Br J Cancer (1989) 2.50
Minor tranquillisers and road accidents. Br Med J (1979) 2.50
Oral contraceptives and breast cancer. Progress report of an epidemiological study. Lancet (1975) 2.46
Mortality among patients with ankylosing spondylitis after a single treatment course with x rays. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1982) 2.46
Mortality from cancer of the cervix uteri in British Columbia and other parts of Canada. Br J Prev Soc Med (1968) 2.44
Lowering blood pressure to prevent myocardial infarction and stroke: a new preventive strategy. Health Technol Assess (2003) 2.44
A survey of doctors' attitudes to smoking. Br J Prev Soc Med (1969) 2.39
Birth prevalence of Down's syndrome in England and Wales. Prenat Diagn (1991) 2.39
An epidemiological perspective of the biology of cancer. Cancer Res (1978) 2.39
Record linkage for drug monitoring. J Epidemiol Community Health (1981) 2.36
Early oral contraceptive use and breast cancer: results of another case-control study. Br J Cancer (1987) 2.35
Cancer near potential sites of nuclear installations. Lancet (1989) 2.33
Mortality of gasworkers - final report of a prospective study. Br J Ind Med (1972) 2.31
Cancer risks in a historical UK cohort of benzene exposed workers. Occup Environ Med (2005) 2.30
Retrospective study of the association between use of rauwolfia derivatives and breast cancer in English women. Lancet (1974) 2.29
Rights involve responsibilities for patients. BMJ (2001) 2.28
Smoking, carbon monoxide and arterial disease. Ann Occup Hyg (1975) 2.28
Fallout, radiation doses near Dounreay, and childhood leukaemia. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1987) 2.23
The case for recording events in clinical trials. Br Med J (1977) 2.23
Sugar consumption and cigarette smoking. Lancet (1970) 2.22
European Code Against Cancer and scientific justification: third version (2003). Ann Oncol (2003) 2.17
Breast cancer screening: the current position. BMJ (1991) 2.17
Oral contraceptives and breast cancer. Lancet (1983) 2.16
Nitrates, nitrites and gastric cancer in Great Britain. Nature (1985) 2.15
Placebo controlled trial of nicotine chewing gum in general practice. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1984) 2.13
Carboxyhaemoglobin levels and inhaling habits in cigarette smokers. Thorax (1978) 2.13
Consequences for research if use of anonymised patient data breaches confidentiality. BMJ (1999) 2.12
ABO blood group and secretor status in relation to clinical characteristics of peptic ulcers. Gut (1965) 2.11
Mortality experience of male workers at a UK tin smelter. Occup Med (Lond) (2005) 2.10
A century of asthma deaths in young people. Br Med J (1968) 2.09
Cancers of the lung and nasal sinuses in nickel workers: a reassessment of the period of risk. Br J Ind Med (1977) 2.09
Ovulation induction and neural tube defects. Lancet (1989) 2.05
Postoperative thromboembolism and the use of oral contraceptives. Br Med J (1970) 2.04
Risk factors for myocardial infarction in young women. Br J Prev Soc Med (1976) 2.01
Cancer near nuclear installations. Nature (1987) 1.98
Nuffield Lecture. Monitoring the National Health Service. Proc R Soc Med (1973) 1.97
Validation of studies on lung cancer in non-smokers married to smokers. Lancet (1984) 1.97
Impact of computerized quality of life screening on physician behaviour and patient satisfaction in lung cancer outpatients. Psychooncology (2000) 1.94
Mortality among patients with ankylosing spondylitis not given X-ray therapy. N Engl J Med (1977) 1.94
Use of carboxyhaemoglobin levels to predict the development of diseases associated with cigarette smoking. Thorax (1975) 1.93
Oral contraceptive use and abortion before first term pregnancy in relation to breast cancer risk. Br J Cancer (1982) 1.90