An Innovative Time Series Approach to Dynamic Population Modeling for Tobacco Harm Reduction Assessment
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2026-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9509 (formerly 1612-9237)
Language: English, French, German
Page range: 197 - 205
Submitted on: Apr 1, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 15, 2026
Published on: Oct 25, 2026
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