Prevalence of smoking among major movie characters: 1996-2004

Tobacco Control

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 442-446

  Worth, Keilah A ^b   Dal Cin, Sonya ^b   Sargent, James D ^a,b,c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORRIS COTTON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PICTURES; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845595134     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2005.015586     Document Type: Article

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