Tobacco use among Iraq-and Afghanistan-Era veterans: A qualitative study of barriers, facilitators, and treatment preferences

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Gierisch, Jennifer M ^a,b   Straits Tröster, Kristy ^a   Calhoun, Patrick S ^a   Acheson, Shawn ^b   Hamlett Berry, Kim ^c   Beckham, Jean C ^a  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VETERAN; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AFGHANISTAN; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; VETERANS;

EID: 84866180201     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110131     Document Type: Article

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