© 2003 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 3, 242-243,
February 5, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press
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Re: Sex-Related Differences in Bronchial Epithelial Changes Associated With Tobacco Smoking
Affiliation of authors: C. Paris (Occupational Disease Department), J. Benichou (Department of Biostatistics), L. Thiberville (Pneumology Department), Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France.
Correspondence to: Christophe Paris, M.D., Ph.D., Rouen University Hospital Charles Nicolle, 1 rue de Germont, 76031 Rouen Cedex, France (e-mail: christophe.paris@chu-rouen.fr).
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Using autofluorescence endoscopy, Lam et al. (1) observed a lower prevalence of high-grade preinvasive bronchial lesions (i.e., moderate or severe dysplasia or carcinoma in situ) in women than in men (14% versus 31%), even after controlling for age, smoking, and overall lung function (odds ratio [OR] = 0.18, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.04 to