Analysis of national data shows mixed evidence of hardening among Australian smokers

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 408-414

  Gartner, Coral ^a   Scollo, Michelle ^b   Marquart, Louise ^c   Mathews, Rebecca ^a   Hall, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hardening hypothesis; Prevalence; Psychological distress; Smoking; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866982362     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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