Trends in smoking and lung cancer mortality in Japan, by birth cohort,1949–2010日本吸烟和肺癌死亡率的趋势，出生队列，1949—2010.pdfVIP

Research Trends in smoking and lung cancer mortality in Japan, by birth cohort, 1949–2010 a b a Ikuko Funatogawa, Takashi Funatogawa Eiji Yano Objective To determine smoking trends in Japan in comparison with lung cancer mortality. Methods Age-specific smoking prevalence among cohorts born between 1897 and 1985 were determined for the period 1949–2010. The percentages of the cohorts born between 1893 and 1979 who initiated smoking early (e.g. before the age of 20 years) were determined. The results were