Smoking status by proxy and self report: Rate of agreement in different ethnic groups

Tobacco Control

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 182-185

  Navarro, Ana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanics; Self reporting; Smoking status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUSTODY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 0033143848     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.8.2.182     Document Type: Article

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