Socio-demographic, lifestyle and health characteristics among snus users and dual tobacco users in Stockholm County, Sweden
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Socio-demographic, lifestyle and health characteristics among snus users and dual tobacco users in Stockholm County, Sweden
BACKGROUND Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of snus users have not been systematically described. Such knowledge is pivotal for tobacco control efforts and for the assessment of health effects of snus use. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted, based on the Stockholm Public Health Survey, including a population-based sample of 34,707 men and women aged 18-84 years. We e...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-619