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Racial and ethnic differences in smoking changes after chronic disease diagnosis among middle-aged and older adults in the United States

BACKGROUND: Middle-aged and older Americans from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds are at risk for greater chronic disease morbidity than their white counterparts. Cigarette smoking increases the severity of chronic illness, worsens physical functioning, and impairs the successful manag...

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Autores principales: Quiñones, Ana R., Nagel, Corey L., Newsom, Jason T., Huguet, Nathalie, Sheridan, Paige, Thielke, Stephen M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5299693/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28178927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0438-z