Gender and the smoking behaviour of Ethiopian immigrants in Toronto

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 121-127

  Hyman, Ilene ^a,c   Fenta, H ^b   Noh, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO HIV TREATMENT NETWORK   (Canada)

^c CERIS The Ontario Metropolis Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender; Immigration; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RELIGION; SEX DETERMINATION; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; ONTARIO; REFUGEES; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 48349106878     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: 14818523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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