Tobacco use among the elderly: The first Brazilian National Survey (BNAS)

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 720-724

  Madruga, C S ^a   Ferri, C P ^b   Pinsky, I ^a   Blay, S L ^a   Caetano, R ^c   Laranjeira, R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

aged; Brazil; cigarettes; epidemiology; smoking

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING;

EID: 77955335645     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860903586177     Document Type: Article

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