Tobacco dependence in the general population in Italy

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 703-706

  Gallus, S ^a   Pacifici, R ^b   Colombo, P ^c   La Vecchia, C ^a,d   Garattini, S ^a   Apolone, G ^a   Zuccaro, P ^b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c Gallup International Association   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Italy; Population surveys; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SURVIVAL RATE; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 20044374186     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi153     Document Type: Article

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