Occupational status, work-site cessation programs and policies and menthol smoking on quitting behaviors of US smokers

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages 95-104

  Alexander, Linda A ^a   Crawford, Tim ^a   Mendiondo, Marta S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue collar workers; Menthol; Quitting behaviors; Service industry workers; Smoking

Indexed keywords

MENTHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MENTHOL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955025127     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03227.x     Document Type: Article

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