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Lifestyle, health characteristics and alcohol abuse in young adults who are non-daily smokers

2010; Medical Association of São Paulo; Volume: 128; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1516-31802010000600008

ISSN

1806-9460

Autores

Maria Izabel de Ugalde Marques da Rocha, Juan Pablo Barrio Lera, Gabriel Behr Gomes Jardim, Amanda Brondani Mucellini, Luiza Cirolini, Ivo Emílio da Cruz Jung, Maria Fernanda Mânica-Cattani, Aron Ferreira da Silveira, Olmiro Cezimbra de Souza Filho, Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz,

Tópico(s)

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Resumo

Despite the decline in the prevalence of tobacco use in many countries, including Brazil, there are growing numbers of smokers who continue to smoke at a low daily rate, or less frequently (non-daily smokers). This group needs to be better characterized in order to direct preventive actions and public health policies. The aim here was to compare lifestyle, health characteristics and alcoholism problems among young adult smokers, non-daily smokers and non-smokers.

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