The epidemiology of cigarette smoking in Hong Kong Chinese women

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 383-388

  Lau, E M C ^a   Lee, P ^a   Lynn, H ^a   Sham, A ^a   Woo, J ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese women; Cigarette smoking; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUALITY; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 0142169471     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-7435(03)00148-8     Document Type: Article

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