Influences on women's smoking status. The contribution of socioeconomic status in adolescence and adulthood

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-141

  Graham, Hilary ^a   Der, Geoff ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Socioeconomic status; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032990609     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/9.2.137     Document Type: Article

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