Patterns of smoking in the Baltic Republics
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Patterns of smoking in the Baltic Republics.
BACKGROUND Tobacco is a leading cause of avoidable death in the Baltic Republics but there is, as yet, relatively little information in the public domain on who is smoking and how this is changing. This information is important for those seeking to develop effective policies to tackle this issue. OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of smoking in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. METHODS Analys...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.5.277