SP6-17 Smoking, labour market status and gender among Brazilians
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Smoking and long-term labour market outcomes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976p.88