Trends and correlates of hardcore smoking in India: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Surveys 1 & 2 [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: Data on the prevalence of hardcore smoking (HCS) among different socioeconomic status (SES) groups in low- and middle-income countries are limited. We looked at the prevalence and pattern of HCS in India with the following objectives: 1) to analyse the association between SES and HCS, 2)...

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Main Authors: Kattiyeri Puthenveedu Veena, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan, Elezebeth Mathews, Prakash Babu Kodali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2022-07-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
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Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/6-353/v3