Adult use of cigars, little cigars, and cigarillos in Cuyahoga County, Ohio: A cross-sectional study

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 669-673

  Borawski, Elaine A ^a   Brooks, Ashley ^b   Colabianchi, Natalie ^c   Trapl, Erika S ^a   Przepyszny, Kathryn A ^a   Shaw, Nichelle ^d   Danosky, Laura ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Cuyahoga County Board of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OHIO; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955241274     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntq057     Document Type: Article

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