Smoking among female prisoners: An ignored public health epidemic

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 425-431

  Cropsey, Karen ^a   Eldridge, Gloria D ^b   Ladner, Tina ^c  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^c Ctrl MS Correctional Facility   (United States)

Author keywords

Prison; Smoking cessation; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MONEY; PRISONER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO;

EID: 0346461397     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2003.08.014     Document Type: Article

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