Smoking cessation advantage among adult initiators: Does it apply to black women?

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-21

  Thompson, Azure B ^a   Moon Howard, Joyce ^a   Messeri, Peter A ^a  

^a Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 78650352807     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntq200     Document Type: Article

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