Atherosclerosis
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 380-388, August 2007

Prospective epidemiologic evidence of a “protective” effect of smoking on metabolic syndrome and diabetes among Turkish women—Without associated overall health benefit

  • Altan Onat

      Affiliations

    • Turkish Society of Cardiology, Nisbetiye cad. 37/24, Etiler 34335, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 212 351 6217; fax: +90 212 351 4235.
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  • Hakan Özhan

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department of I. Baysal U. Düzce, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • A. Metin Esen

      Affiliations

    • Kosuyolu Heart Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Sinan Albayrak

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Department of I. Baysal U. Düzce, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ahmet Karabulut

      Affiliations

    • S. Ersek Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Günay Can

      Affiliations

    • Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
    • ,
  • Gülay Hergenç

      Affiliations

    • S. Ersek Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Biology Department, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 1 March 2006; received in revised form 19 June 2006; accepted 6 July 2006. published online 22 August 2006.

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PII: S0021-9150(06)00399-6

doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.07.002

Atherosclerosis
Volume 193, Issue 2 , Pages 380-388, August 2007

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