Smoking is associated with an increased risk of death in people aged 35-54 with schizophrenia

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Jennifer Tidey. Evid Based Ment Health. 2011 Nov.

. 2011 Nov;14(4):99.

doi: 10.1136/ebmh.2011.100179.

¹ Ctr Alcohol & Addictions Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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