Smoking prevalence and the changing risk profiles in the UK ethnic and migrant minority populations: Implications for stop smoking services

Public Health

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-306

  Aspinall, P J ^a   Mitton, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority groups; Migrants; Prevalence; Smoking

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; ETHNIC MINORITY; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS; MIGRANTS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896495114     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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