Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 5 , Pages 369-377 , May 2010

Case-Spouse Control Design in Practice: An Experience in Estimating Smoking and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Deaths in Chinese Adults

  • Jingmei Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Boqi Liu

      Affiliations

    • The Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Boqi Liu, National Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 17 Pan Jia Yuan Nan Li, Beijing 100021, China
    • ,
  • Freddy Sitas

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, The Cancer Council NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Xianjia Zeng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Junshi Chen

      Affiliations

    • The Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Wei Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Xiaonong Zou

      Affiliations

    • The Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Yanping Wu

      Affiliations

    • The Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Ping Zhao

      Affiliations

    • The Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Junyao Li

      Affiliations

    • The Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

Received 4 September 2008 ,Revised 26 June 2009 ,Accepted 31 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60065-4

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 5 , Pages 369-377 , May 2010

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