Abstract
Between 1965 and 2007, the prevalence of high-intensity smoking decreased greatly in the United States. The greater decline in high-intensity smoking prevalence in California was related to reduced smoking initiation and a probable increase in smoking cessation.
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MedicineDemographyConfidence intervalContext (archaeology)PopulationCohort studyCohortEnvironmental healthInternal medicine
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- 2011
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- 305
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- 11
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- 1106-1106
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John P. Pierce
(2011).
Prevalence of Heavy Smoking in California and the United States, 1965-2007.
JAMA
, 305
(11)
, 1106-1106.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.334
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- DOI
- 10.1001/jama.2011.334