Smoking and use of primary care services: findings from a population-based cohort study linked with administrative claims data
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Available evidence suggests that smokers have a lower propensity than others to use primary care services. But previous studies have incorporated only limited adjustment for confounding and mediating factors such as income, access to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-08-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/263 |