Smoking profile among the Gay and Lesbian community in Ireland

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-426

  Kabir, Z ^a   Keogan, S ^a   Clarke, V ^a   Currie, L M ^a   Clancy, L ^a  

^a Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cessation; Gay; Ireland; Lesbian; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; IRELAND; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING;

EID: 77955920249     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-009-0391-8     Document Type: Article

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