Factors associated to smoking habit among older adults (The Bambuí health and aging study)

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 746-753

  Peixoto, Sérgio Viana ^a,b   Araújo Firmo, Josélia Oliveira ^a   Lima Costa, Maria Fernanda ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Educational status; Epidemiology; Health surveys; Older adults; Prevalence; Smoking, epidemiology; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 28344431970     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: 00348910     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102005000500008     Document Type: Article

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