Differences in happiness between smokers, ex-smokers and never smokers: Cross-sectional findings from a national household survey

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 38-44

  Shahab, Lion ^a   West, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Happiness; Life enjoyment; Life satisfaction; Smoking; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84855880059     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.08.011     Document Type: Article

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