Educational inequalities in smoking uptake and cessation: a birth cohort analysis of the German GEDA study

Background In most developed countries today the prevalence of smoking is higher among men and women with lower education levels. Furthermore, educational differences in smoking have increased over the last decades. As smoking prevalence is influenced by both smoking initiation and quitting, we ana...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Kuntz, Jens Hoebel, Johannes Zeiher, Thomas Lampert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Educational-inequalities-in-smoking-uptake-and-cessation-a-birth-cohort-analysis,83803,0,2.html