Does ethnic ancestry play a role in smoking?

The higher proportion of smokers among Black people in Brazil has been attributed to socioeconomic disparities, but genetic factors could also contribute for this finding. This study aimed at investigating associations between smoking status with genetically defined ethnic ancestry and socioeconomic...

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Main Authors: ELISA S.T. DE SOUZA, LUIZA F. DE ARAÚJO, DAYSE O. DE ALENCAR, SIDNEY E.B. DOS SANTOS, WILSON A. SILVA Jr, CRISTIANE A. FERREIRA, JOSÉ BADDINI-MARTINEZ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2015-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652015000100447&lng=en&tlng=en