Demographic variables are associated with knowledge, attitudes, and preventive behaviors related to environmental tobacco smoke

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 674-678

  Steil, Amanda K ^a   Lorenzo, Lorisa ^a   Sydeman, Sumner J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955245525     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntq065     Document Type: Article

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