The relationship between acculturation and knowledge of health harms and benefits associated with smoking in the Latino population of Minnesota

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 980-983

  Constantine, Melissa L ^a   Rockwood, Todd H ^a   Schillo, Barbara A ^b   Castellanos, Jose William ^c   Foldes, Steven S ^d   Saul, Jessie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ClearWay Minnesotasm   (United States)

^c Family Centric Health Promotion Program   (United States)

^d Center for Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Beliefs; Health; Knowledge; Latino; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MINNESOTA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 68349119185     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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