Perceived risks of heart disease and cancer among cigarette smokers

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1019-1021

  Ayanian, John Z ^a,b   Cleary, Paul D ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0033577364     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.11.1019     Document Type: Article

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