Heterogeneity in the smoking behavior of African American women

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-246

  King, Gary ^a   Polednak, Anthony ^b   Fagan, Pebbles ^c   Gilreath, Tamika ^a   Humphrey, Ellen ^a   Fernander, Anita ^d   Bendel, Robert ^e   Noubary, Farzad ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American Black women; Cessation; Initiation; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646568121     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.3.2     Document Type: Review

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