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

• Главные авторы: Jeroen Bommelé (Автор), Gera E. Nagelhout (Автор), Marloes Kleinjan (Автор), Tim M. Schoenmakers (Автор), Marc C. Willemsen (Автор), Dike van de Mheen (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hardcore smokers are smokers who have smoked for many years and who do not intend to quit smoking. The "hardening hypothesis" states that light smokers are more likely to quit smoking than heavy smokers (such as hardcore smokers). Therefore, the prevalence of hardcore s...