Smoking risk and the likelihood of quitting among African-American female light and heavy smokers

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1199-1206

  Fernander, Anita ^a   Schumacher, Mitzi ^a   Wei, Xiaochen ^b   Crooks, Peter ^b   Wedlund, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Tobacco; Women's health

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COTININE; CYTOCHROME P450 2A6;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; METABOLIC CAPACITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

EID: 55349121554     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31473-5     Document Type: Article

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