State smoking prevalence estimates: A comparison of the behavioral risk factor surveillance system and current population surveys

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1665-1669

  Arday, David R ^d   Tomar, Scott L ^d   Nelson, David E ^a,c   Merritt, Robert K ^d   Schooley, Michael W ^b   Mowery, Paul ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOBACCO;

EID: 0030700654     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.10.1665     Document Type: Article

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