Tobacco control success versus demographic destiny: Examining the causes of the low smoking prevalence in California

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-269

  Warner, Kenneth E ^a   Mendez, David ^a   Alshanqeety, Omar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; AGED; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING;

EID: 39649093195     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.112318     Document Type: Article

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