Trends in smoking behaviour between 1985 and 2000 in nine European countries by education

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 395-401

  Giskes, K ^a   Kunst, A E ^a   Benach, J ^b   Borrell, C ^c   Costa, G ^d   Dahl, E ^e   Dalstra, Jaa ^a   Federico, B ^a   Helmert, U ^f   Judge, K ^g   Lahelma, E ^h   Moussa, K ⁱ   Ostergren, P O ⁱ   Platt, S ^j   Prattala, R ^k   Rasmussen, N K ^l   Mackenbach, J P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e Norwegian Hlth Serv Res Centre   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

ⁱ LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^j UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^k NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMOKING;

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DENMARK; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ITALY; LAW; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 20244379255     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.025684     Document Type: Article

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