Effects of Childhood Socioeconomic Circumstances on Persistent Smoking

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-285

  Jefferis, Barbara J M H ^a   Power, Chris ^a   Graham, Hilary ^b   Manor, Orly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0842284047     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.2.279     Document Type: Article

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