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Tobacco Use and Related Risk Factors, Surveillance
Research studies that assess trends in tobacco-related risk factors, behaviors and health services to determine changes over time and the influence of these trends on cancer incidence, morbidity, mortality and survival. (NCI/TRIP) (NCI Thesaurus)
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Use of tobacco in any form i.e. smoking, chewing or sniffing.
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The act of puffing and/or inhaling smoke from a lit cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
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