Table 2

 Epidemiology of tobacco caused disease: 340 votes for 45 nominations. Top 10 received 50.3% of votes

PaperVotesCitations
Doll R, Peto R, Boreham J, Sutherland I. Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years’ observations on male British doctors. BMJ2004;:. 4222
Hirayama T. Non-smoking wives of heavy smokers have a higher risk of lung cancer: a study from Japan. BMJ1981;:–5. 24420
Wynder EL, Graham EA. Tobacco smoking as a possible etiologic factor in bronchiogenic carcinoma; a study of 684 proved cases. JAMA1950;:–36. 18538
Peto R, Lopez AD, Boreham J, Thun M, Heath C. Mortality from tobacco in developed countries: indirect estimation from national vital statistics. Lancet1992;:–78. 16464
Doll R, Peto R, Wheatley K, Gray R, Sutherland I. Mortality in relation to smoking: 40 years’ observations on male British doctors. BMJ1994;:–11. 13736
Doll R, Hill AB. A study of the aetiology of carcinoma of the lung. BMJ1952;:–86. 13389
Doll R, Hill AB. The mortality of doctors in relation to their smoking habits: a preliminary report. 1954. BMJ1954:;–5. 12
Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Passive smoking and heart disease. Mechanisms and risk. JAMA1995;:–53. 11157
Ezzati M, Lopez AD. Estimates of global mortality attributable to smoking in 2000. Lancet2003;:–52. 1135
Doll R, Hill AB. Smoking and carcinoma of the lung; preliminary report. BMJ1950;:–48. 11