Titre :
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Prevalence and determinants of smoking in Belarus : A national household survey, 2000. (2001)
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Auteurs :
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Anna-B GILMORE ;
Martin McKee ;
Richard ROSE
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 17, n° 3, 2001)
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Pagination :
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245-253
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Tabagisme
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Prévalence
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Epidémiologie
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Homme
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Biélorussie
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Europe de l'Est
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Europe
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Prévention santé
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Enquête épidémiologique
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Enquête
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS FjoGnR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. A clear, up-to-date picture of smoking prevalence and its determinants is needed to inform the development of effective tobacco control policy in Belarus and other parts of the former Soviet Union. It is particularly important in view of the way the tobacco industry has targeted this region since transition. A nationally representative household survey designed to explore smoking behaviour and its determinants was undertaken in Belarus in April 2000. Data were available on 1090 individuals aged 18 years and over (response rate 53.4%). Respondents were similar demographically to the population of Belarus. Fifty three percent of men and 9% of women are current smokers and an additional 18% and 7% respectively are ex-smokers. Differences in smoking habits between successive generations were identified. These included a ninefold higher rate of ever-smoking amongst 18-29 years old women compared with those aged over 60 years (p
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