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The case for individualised public health interventions: Smoking prevalence and inequalities in Northern Ireland 1985-2015

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  • Nguyen, Duyen Thuy
  • Donnelly, Michael
  • Van Hoang, Minh
  • O'Neill, Ciaran

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While smoking prevalence in high income countries has declined over time, socioeconomic inequalities in smoking have widened. This study is one of the few studies to examine the longitudinal pattern of income-related smoking inequalities and only the second using concentration indices in its analysis.

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  • Nguyen, Duyen Thuy & Donnelly, Michael & Van Hoang, Minh & O'Neill, Ciaran, 2023. "The case for individualised public health interventions: Smoking prevalence and inequalities in Northern Ireland 1985-2015," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 135(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:135:y:2023:i:c:s0168851023001641
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104879
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