Cigarette sharing and gifting in rural China: A focus group study

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-367

  Hu, Mi ^a   Rich, Zachary C ^a   Luo, Dan ^a   Xiao, Shuiyuan ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; GIFT GIVING; HUMAN; INTIMACY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT;

EID: 84857682428     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntr262     Document Type: Article

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