Does socioeconomic inequality explain ethnic differences in nicotine dependence? Evidence from a New Zealand birth cohort

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 378-383

  Marie, Dannette ^b   Fergusson, David M ^a   Boden, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic identity; Longitudinal study; New Zealand Mori; Nicotine dependence; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949908022     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048670903489908     Document Type: Article

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