Gender equality and smoking: A theory-driven approach to smoking gender differences in Spain

Tobacco Control

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 295-300

  Bilal, Usama ^a,b   Beltrán, Paula ^b,c   Fernández, Esteve ^d,e,f   Navas Acien, Ana ^a   Bolumar, Francisco ^b,g,h   Franco, Manuel ^a,b,i  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^d CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

^e BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^h CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

ⁱ CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930260441     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2014-051892     Document Type: Article

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