Smoking Restriction Policy Attitudes in a Diverse African American Population

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 451-459

  Becker, Diane M ^a   Young, Deborah Rohm ^a   Yanek, Lisa R ^a   Voorhees, Carolyn C ^a   Levine, David M ^a   Janey, Neal ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Miles and Stockbridge PC   (United States)

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