Hardcore smoking among continuing smokers in Canada 2004–2012

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-63

  Azagba, Sunday ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hardcore smoking; Hardening hypothesis; Nicotine dependence; Population; Time to first cigarette

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROUP; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROUPS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938153200     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-014-0482-3     Document Type: Article

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