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Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2006-04-07
Intro: Syrians are among the world's heaviest smokers, according to a research study published Friday which said more than half of men and nearly a quarter of women puff cigarettes.
"The percentage of cigarette smokers in Syria is as high as 60 percent in men and 24 percent in women," said the results of the Aleppo-based Syrian Centre Smoking Research study published Friday in the Al-Thawra daily.
In addition, "twenty percent of men and six percent of women smoke water pipes," the study added.
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