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To: Old Professer

36% of all the subjects died; 1.25% of all died of COPD;

COPD isn't primarily a killer, although it clearly kills. It debilitates, ruining quality of life.

How many of the other 34.75% who died died of smoking related ailments, I wonder?

48 posted on 10/17/2006 1:50:27 PM PDT by Alter Kaker ("Whatever tears one sheds, in the end one always blows one's nose." - Heine)

To: Alter Kaker

I would hope they tracked more information than what is published here.

60 posted on 10/17/2006 1:59:39 PM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)

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