Characteristics of smokers accessing the Puerto Rico Quitline

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 213-219

  Ortiz, Ana Patricia ^a   Díaz Toro, Elba C ^a   Calo, William A ^a   Correa Fernández, Virmarie ^a   Cases, Antonio ^b   Santos Ortiz, Marí C ^a   Mazas, Carlos ^a,c   Mejía, Luz ^c   Wetter, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Tobacco Control and Prevention Division   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Puerto Ricans; Quitline; Telephone counseling; Tobacco cessation programs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149139422     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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