Widening Socioeconomic Inequalities in Smoking in Japan, 2001–2016

Background: Japan is one of the world’s largest tobacco epidemic countries but few studies have focused on socioeconomic inequalities. We aimed to examine whether socioeconomic inequalities in smoking have reduced in Japan in recent times. Methods: We analyzed data from the Comprehensive Survey of L...

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Main Authors: Hirokazu Tanaka, Johan P. Mackenbach, Yasuki Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/31/6/31_JE20200025/_pdf