Smoking behavior does not influence the natural course of pre-invasive lesions in bronchial mucosa.
Pasic
Arifa
A
Department of Pulmonology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057, MB Amsterdam 1007, The Netherlands.
van Vliet
Esther
E
Breuer
Roderick H
RH
Risse
Elle J
EJ
Snijders
Peter J
PJ
Postmus
Pieter E
PE
Sutedja
Thomas G
TG
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000473:pathology*