Prevalence and trends of cigarette smoking in different occupational groups: Results of the Minnesota Heart Survey 1980-1982 and 1985-1987

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-69

  Knutsson, Anders ^a   Luepker, Russell V ^b   Sprafka, J Michael ^b   Virnig, Beth ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040123402     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/6.1.67     Document Type: Review

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