Smoking prevalence in Harlem, New York

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 343-346

  Resnicow, Ken ^a   Futterman, Robert ^b   Weston, Raymond Eric ^c   Royce, Jacqueline ^d   Parms, Clifford ^e   Freeman, Harold P ^f   Orlandi, Mario A ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sanus Corporation Health Systems   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d Royce Associates   (United States)

^e AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029985668     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-10.5.343     Document Type: Article

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