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Research data: SMOKING
2015 Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in South Africa: results from the first South African national health and nutrition examination survey
Background. Data on tobacco use have informed the effectiveness of South Africa's tobacco control strategies over the past 20 years. Objecti...
Download this report2015 Anxiety and depression symptoms following smoking cessation and/or brief alcohol treatment among moderate risk smokers and drinkers
The goal of this study was to examine the change in anxiety and depression symptoms following a smoking cessation and brief alcohol interven...
2015 The association between smokers
This article assessed the reliability of a measure of the latent construct 'smoking sensory experience.' The authors further measured the re...
2015 Cigarette smoking trends and social disparities among South African adults, 2003-2011
Cigarette prices have almost doubled in South Africa within the past decade due to pricing/taxation policies. Little is known about the equi...