Are fewer women smoking during pregnancy?

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 456-461

  Okah, Felix A ^a   Cai, Jinwen ^b   Dew, Paul C ^c   Hoff, Gerald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Department   (United States)

^c KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Pregnant women; Smoking trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844509387     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.5.8     Document Type: Article

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