Dependence in a national sample of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander daily smokers

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 2015, Pages S39-S44

  Thomas, David P ^a   Panaretto, Kathryn S ^b   Stevens, Matthew ^a   Borland, Ron ^c  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEAVINESS OF SMOKING INDEX SCORE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930173355     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja15.00105     Document Type: Article

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