What determines the ability to stop smoking in old age?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 490-491

  Allen, Stephen C ^a  

^a ROYAL BOURNEMOUTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; WALKING SPEED;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 51749110423     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn137     Document Type: Editorial

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