Tobacco Use and Cessation Among Somalis in Minnesota

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Giuliani, Kristin K W ^a   Mire, Osman A ^a   Jama, Safiya ^a   DuBois, Diana K ^a   Pryce, Douglas ^b   Fahia, Saeed ^c   Ehrlich, Laura C ^a  

^a Minnesota International Health Volunteers   (United States)

^b HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOMALIA; SUPPORT GROUP; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOMALIA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55549124550     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2008.09.006     Document Type: Review

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