The Decline of Smoking Among Female Birth Cohorts in China in the 20th Century: A Case of Arrested Diffusion?

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 545-570

  Hermalin, Albert I ^a   Lowry, Deborah S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO   (United States)

Author keywords

"Modern girl"; China; Diffusion theory; East Asia; Gender; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; GENDER RELATIONS; NATIONAL IDENTITY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TOBACCO; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WOMENS STATUS;

CHINA;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84863218524     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-012-9239-4     Document Type: Article

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