Association between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Southern Chinese and a Meta-Analysis

Hui Wang; Lei Yang; Linnan Zou; Dongsheng Huang; Yuan Guo; Mingan Pan; Yigang Tan; Haibo Zhong; Weidong Ji; Pixin Ran; Nanshan Zhong; Jiachun Lu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046144

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Association between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Southern Chinese and a Meta-Analysis

Hui Wang,

Affiliation School of Public Health, The Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Lei Yang,

Affiliation School of Public Health, The Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Linnan Zou,

Affiliation School of Public Health, The Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Dongsheng Huang,

Affiliations School of Public Health, The Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yuan Guo,

Affiliation The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Mingan Pan,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yigang Tan,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Haibo Zhong,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Weidong Ji,

Affiliation School of Public Health, The Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Pixin Ran,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Nanshan Zhong,

Affiliation Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jiachun Lu

* E-mail: jcLu@gzhmc.edu.cn

Affiliation School of Public Health, The Institute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, The State Key Lab of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Association between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Lung Cancer: A Case-Control Study in Southern Chinese and a Meta-Analysis

Hui Wang,
Lei Yang,
Linnan Zou,
Dongsheng Huang,
Yuan Guo,
Mingan Pan,
Yigang Tan,
Haibo Zhong,
Weidong Ji,
Pixin Ran

Published: September 28, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0046144

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