Do social influences contribute to occupational differences in quitting smoking and attitudes toward quitting?

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 135-141

  Sorensen, Glorian ^a   Emmons, Karen ^a   Stoddard, Anne M ^a   Linnan, Laura ^a   Avrunin, Jill ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Smoking; Social influences; Social norms; Worksites

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036144738     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-16.3.135     Document Type: Article

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