Smoking cessation in college-aged women: A qualitative analysis of factors important to this population

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 649-666

  Elicia Nademin, M ^a   Napolitano, Melissa A ^b   Xanthopoulos, Melissa S ^c   Fava, Joseph L ^d   Richardson, Elizabeth ^e   Marcus, Bess ^d  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; focus groups; Smoking cessation; weight management; young women

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049479949     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066351003660601     Document Type: Article

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