Exploring the seasonality of cigarette-smoking behaviour
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Seasonality in onset of youth smoking parallels seasonality in cigarette sales.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0964-4563
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2006.018135