Occupation and workplace policies predict smoking behaviors: Analysis of national data from the current population survey

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1337-1345

  Ham, David Cal ^a   Przybeck, Thomas ^a   Strickland, Jaime R ^a   Luke, Douglas A ^b   Bierut, Laura J ^a   Evanoff, Bradley A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TREND STUDY; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; WORKPLACE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 81155135172     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182337778     Document Type: Article

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