Pulmonology / Original Article
Smoking habits and nicotine dependence of North Korean male defectors
Sei Won Kim, Jong Min Lee, Woo Ho Ban, Chan Kwon Park, Hyoung Kyu Yoon, Sang Haak Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):685-693. Published online March 8, 2016
Background/Aims: The smoking rates and patterns in the North Korean population are not well known. More than 20,000 North Korean defectors have settled in South Korea; thus, we can estimate the current North Korean smoking situation using this group.
Methods: All North Korean defectors spend their ..
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