Are smokers “hardening” or rather “softening”? An ecological and multilevel analysis across 28 European Union countries

Ariadna Feliu, Esteve Fernandez, Cristina Martinez, Filippos T. Filippidis

Source: Eur Respir J, 54 (3) 1900596; 10.1183/13993003.00596-2019
Journal Issue: September
Disease area: Airway diseases

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