Health conditions and smoking among older adults in two communities in Brazil (The Bambuí and Belo Horizonte Health Surveys);Condições de saúde e tabagismo entre idosos residentes em duas comunidades brasileiras (Projetos Bambuí e Belo Horizonte)

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1925-1934

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

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Health Conditions; Smoking Habit

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748419338     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2006000900024     Document Type: Article

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