Smoking control: Factors which influence tobacco use among junior enlisted personnel in the United States army and air force: A formative research study

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 241-246

  Haddock, C Keith ^a   Taylor, Jennifer E ^b   Hoffman, Kevin M ^a   Poston, Walker S C ^a   Peterson, Alan ^c   Lando, Harry A ^d   Shelton, Suzanne ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d Division of Epidemiology and Community Health   (United States)

^e Shelton Communications   (United States)

Author keywords

Military personnel; Qualitative research; Risk factors. Manuscript format: Research; research purpose: Descriptive; study design: Qualitative; outcome measures: Participant response; setting: Military; health focus: Smoking; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549141506     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.070919100     Document Type: Article

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