Smoking knowledge and behavior in the United States: Sociodemographic, smoking status, and geographic patterns

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1559-1570

  Rutten, Lila J Finney ^a   Augustson, Erik M ^a   Moser, Richard P ^a   Beckjord, Ellen Burke ^b   Hesse, Bradford W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT EDUCATION; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54949123061     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200802325873     Document Type: Article

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