Subjective social status predicts quit-day abstinence among homeless smokers

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-45

  Reitzel, Lorraine R ^a,b   Kendzor, Darla E ^c,d   Cao, Yumei ^b   Businelle, Michael S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeless; Prevention Research; Smoking Abstinence; Subjective Social Status

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84907279731     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: 21686602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130228-ARB-88     Document Type: Review

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