Looking at the smoking epidemic through the lens of population pyramids: sociodemographic patterns of smoking in Italy, 1983 to 2005

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Surveillance systems often present data by means of summary measures, like age-standardised rates. In this study, we aimed at comparing information derived from commonly used measures of smoking with that presented in modified popula...

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Main Authors: Federico Bruno, Capelli Giovanni, Costa Giuseppe, Mackenbach Johan P, Kunst Anton E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Population Health Metrics
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Online Access:http://www.pophealthmetrics.com/content/10/1/23