Effects of the economic crisis on smoking prevalence and number of smokers in the USA

Tobacco Control

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 82-88

  Gallus, Silvano ^a   Ghislandi, Simone ^a,b   Muttarak, Raya ^a,c  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ECONOMIC RECESSION; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916888951     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050856     Document Type: Article

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