Smoke intake among smokers is higher in lower socioeconomic groups

Tobacco Control

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 310-312

  Bobak, Martin ^a   Jarvis, Martin J ^b   Skodova, Zdenka ^c   Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Serum thiocyanate; Smoke intake; Socioeconomic groups

Indexed keywords

DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; THIOCYANATE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, TOXIC; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THIOCYANATES; TOBACCO;

EID: 0034267906     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.9.3.310     Document Type: Article

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