Current and former smokers among adolescents aged 12-17 years in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Elham Ehsani-Chimeh (Author), Haniye Sadat Sajadi (Author), Meysam Behzadifar (Author), Maryam Aghaei (Author), Afsaneh Badrizadeh (Author), Masoud Behzadifar (Author), Nicola Luigi Bragazzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smoking, especially among adolescents, is considered a serious public health concern worldwide being associated with increased mortality. The present study was designed as the first systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of current and former smoking behavior among...