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The nicotine dependence phenotype, time to first cigarette, and larynx cancer risk.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Mar 2012
Muscat Joshua E, Liu Hsiao-Pin, Livelsberger Craig, Richie John P, Stellman Steven D
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Cigarette smoking is the major cause of laryngeal cancer. The time to first cigarette after waking in the morning is a behavior associated with several dimensions of nicotine dependence including the dose of smoke uptake. We hypothesized that a short TTFC increases the risk of laryngeal cancer. METHODS: The analysis was based on data from a hospital-based case-control study of laryngeal cancer. The...
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