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Prevalence of hardcore smoking in the Netherlands between 2001 and 2012: a test of the hardening hypothesis

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2016

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Jeroen Bommelé, Gera E. Nagelhout, Marloes Kleinjan, Tim M. Schoenmakers, Marc C. Willemsen, Dike van de Mheen
BMC Public Health

Abstract

We found no support for the hardening hypothesis in the Netherlands between 2001 and 2012. Instead, the decrease of hardcore smoking among smokers suggests a 'softening' of the smoking population.

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