title: The "smoker's paradox" in Asian versus non-Asian patients with percutaneous coronary intervention longer than 6 months follow-up: a collaborative meta-analysis with the ET-CHD registry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan. Electronic address: yihwei@mail.tcu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Yi-Hwei
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Gen-Min
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Cha-Po
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Chin-Lon
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ji-Hung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044466:Asian People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000401:mortality*; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000401:mortality*
keywords: Coronary artery disease; Ethnic difference; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Smoker's paradox