Tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke among pregnant women in the Dominican Republic: An exploratory look into attitudes, beliefs, perceptions, and practices

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1220-1227

  Torres, Essie ^a   de monegro, Zahira Quiñones ^b   French, Lucia ^c   Swanson, Dena P ^c   Guido, Joseph ^d   Ossip, Deborah J ^d  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra   (Dominican Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ECUADOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; URUGUAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82455175380     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr193     Document Type: Article

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