Smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community: A population-based study from the U.S. Pacific Northwest

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 555-561

  Pizacani, Barbara A ^a   Rohde, Kristen ^a   Bushore, Chris ^b   Stark, Michael J ^a   Maher, Julie E ^a   Dilley, Julia A ^a   Boysun, Michael J ^c  

^a OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b Oregon Department   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral risk factor surveillance system; Bisexuality; Ethnic groups; Health surveys; Homosexuality; Tobacco use cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BISEXUAL MALE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349086275     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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