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Smoking trajectories over the first year of the pandemic in UK middle-aged adults: evidence from the UKHLS COVID-19 study

2022-05-16 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has altered the conditions leading people to smoke. Multiple studies have examined changes in population levels of smoking at the start of the pandemic. However, conclusions remain mixed due to the high proportion of studies with poor methods and short follow-up periods. MethodsThis study used longitudinal data from the UKHLS COVID-19 study to derive smoking trajectories among 4,130 UK adults aged 35-64 across four time points over the first year of the pandemic ...

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