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Burns, Annette and Strawbridge, Judith and Clancy, Luke and Doyle, Frank (2017) Exploring smoking, mental health and smoking-related disease in a nationally representative sample of older adults in Ireland – A retrospective secondary analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 98, pp. 78-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.05.005.


Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death among individuals with mental health difficulties (MHD). The aim of the current study was to determine the impact of smoking on the physical health of older adults with MHD in Ireland and to explore the extent to which smoking mediated or moderated associations between MHD and smoking-related diseases.

Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, International, Article
Drug Type
Tobacco / Nicotine
Intervention Type
Screening / Assessment
Date
2017
Identification #
doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.05.005
Page Range
pp. 78-86
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
98
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