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Latent class and mixture models' potential contributions to understanding connections between menthol and other cigarette smoking characteristics

  1. BRIAN P. FLAHERTY

Article first published online: 8 NOV 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03207.x

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Addiction

Addiction

Special Issue: The Role of Mentholated Cigarettes in Smoking Behaviors in United States Populations

Volume 105, Issue Supplement s1, pages 11–12, December 2010

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FLAHERTY, B. P. (2010), Latent class and mixture models' potential contributions to understanding connections between menthol and other cigarette smoking characteristics. Addiction, 105: 11–12. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03207.x

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  1. University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. E-mail: bxf4@u.washington.edu

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  1. Issue published online: 8 NOV 2010
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