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3/ Never underestimate the power of age structure! This dynamic could affect other risk-factor mortality associations when age distributions of risk shift.
Great to work w/ lead author Ralph Lawton, @ermeara.bsky.social & Jonathan Skinner.
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Why the mortality penalty of smoking is rising over time
Abstract. The adverse association between smoking and mortality is well known, yet estimated risks for smokers have risen markedly in recent decades. Expla