Epidemiology of tobacco use and dependence in adults in a poor peri-urban community in Lima, Peru

BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking is an important public health concern worldwide leading to both chronic disease and early death. In Latin America, smoking prevalence is estimated at approximately 30% and prior studies suggest that the prevalence in Peru is 22% to 38%. We sought to determine the prevalen...

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Main Authors: Weygandt, Paul Logan, Vidal-Cardenas, Elisa, Gilman, Robert H, Avila-Tang, Erika, Cabrera, Lilia, Checkley, William
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323410/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22429737
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2466-12-9
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