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Environmental factors in the aetiology of lung cancer and bronchitis.

Year: 1970

Type: article

Abstract: THE conclusions concerning the relationship of air pollution and lung cancer mortality in a paper in the previous issue of this Journal (Ashley, 1969) are opposite to those reported in the preceding issue (Gardner, Crawford and Morris, 1969) and in other studies reported earlier by many authors.Workers in the field of epidemiology are well aware of the importance of looking at their data correctly and of the difficulties of placing aetiological interpretations on associations found between environmental factors and mortality rates.Errors that arise from not doing so are only too well demonstrated in the paper by Ashley (1969), and in an earlier paper by him (Ashley, 1967).

Source: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

DOI: 10.1136/jech.24.1.58

Authors: M J Gardner, R E Waller

Institutions: St Bartholomew's Hospital, Queen Mary University of London, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Medical Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Air Quality and Health Impacts

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2049209736