Smoke intake among smokers is higher in lower socioeconomic groups.

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Published in Tob Control on September 01, 2000

Authors

M Bobak1, M J Jarvis, Z Skodova, M Marmot

Author Affiliations

1: International Centre for Health and Society, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.

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