The Relationship Between Smoking and Premature Mortality Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

The relationship between smoking and premature mortality is:

• A) positive-the greater a person smokes, the greater the likelihood that he or she will die prematurely.
• B) negative-the greater a person smokes, the lower the likelihood that he or she will die prematurely.
• C) random-there is no statistical relationship between the amount a person smokes and the likelihood of dying prematurely.
• D) unknown.
• E) none of the above.

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