How to Obtain Long Term Projections for Smoking Behaviour: A Case Study in the Dutch Population
A state-transition model is presented to project the prevalence rates of never, current and former smokers within the Dutch population. Changes are determined by the transition rates among these three classes: start rates, quit rates and relapse rates. Both the initial prevalence rates and transitio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17486700802260101 |