Cigarette smoking and smoking cessation among older adults: United States, 1965-94

Tobacco Control

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-180

  Husten, Corinne G ^a   Shelton, Dana M ^a   Chrismon, Jeffrey H ^a   Lin, Yun Chen W ^a   Mowery, Paul ^a   Powell, Felicia A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Elderly; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031216107     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.6.3.175     Document Type: Article

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