Title: Carbon monoxide yield of cigarettes and its relation to cardiorespiratory disease.

POPLINE Document Number: 246093

Author(s):

Borland C
Chamberlain A
Higenbottam T
Shipley M
Rose G

Source citation:

BMJ. British Medical Journal, 1983 Nov 26;287(6405):1,583-6.

Abstract:

The relationship between the carbon monoxide yield of cigarettes and cardiorespiratory disease is analyzed. The data concern 4,910 smokers aged 40 to 64 included in the Whitehall study, which was conducted among civil servants in the United Kingdom during the period 1967-1969. The results provide no evidence that a smoker can reduce the risk of death by smoking a brand with a low carbon monoxide yield. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

United Kingdom
Europe, Northern
Europe
Mortality
Causes of Death
Tobacco Use and Abuse
Comparative Studies
Cardiovascular Effects
Population At Risk
Respiratory Insufficiency
Developed Countries
Europe, Western
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Behavior
Studies
Research Methodology
Physiology
Biology
Pulmonary Effects