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title: "Socioeconomic inequality in smoking: Evidence from a decomposition analysis"
date: 2023-01-31T14:51:00-05:00
author: Mike Mella
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#### Tobacco Control & NCD Prevention

### Library Publication 

 

 

   Author: Cuong Viet Nguyen, Thu Thi Le, Nguyen Hanh Nguyen, Ky The Hoang 

  

  Year:  2023  

  Regions:  Asia  

  Type:  Journal Article  

  Languages:  English  

 

 

#### Document

### Summary

 

Vietnam is a lower-middle-income country with a very high prevalence of smoking among men. The poor are more likely to smoke than the better off. In this study, we examine socioeconomic inequality in smoking and factors associated with the wealth-related inequality of smoking in Vietnam.

 

 

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