Tobacco Knowledge among Adults in Zhejiang Province, China

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Xu, Yue ^a   Xu, ShuiYang ^a   Wu, QingQing ^a   Guo, YuJie ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLICATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SMOKING; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875125405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059172     Document Type: Article

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