Sexual orientation and smoking: Results from a multisite women's health study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1218-1239

  Hughes, Tonda L ^a   Johnson, Timothy P ^a   Matthews, Alicia K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Lesbian; Sexual attraction; Sexual identity; Sexual minority; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MINORITY GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 47949111792     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080801914170     Document Type: Article

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