Women smokers' perceptions of smoking-related health risks

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-371

  Moran, Susan ^a   Glazier, Gina ^b   Armstrong, Katrina ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Midlothian Family Practice   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLIMACTERIUM; COLLEGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESPAN; LUNG CANCER; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING CESSATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0038512574     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/154099903765448871     Document Type: Article

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