Caught in a dilemma: Why do non-smoking women in China support the smoking behaviors of men in their families?

Health Education Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 153-164

  Mao, Aimei ^a   Bristow, Katie ^a   Robinson, Jude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHINA; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; ARTICLE;

CHINA; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84874563048     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cys078     Document Type: Article

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