Is smoking recorded accurately on death certificates? A study of patients who died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer in a tertiary referral centre

C. Addison, T. Jordan (Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Methodology in epidemiologic research
Session: Methodology in epidemiologic research
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3975

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