Current cigarette smoking among workers in accommodation and food services — United States, 2011–2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 29, 2015, Pages 797-801

  Syamlal, Girija ^a   Jamal, Ahmed ^b   Mazurek, Jacek M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATERING SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938506774     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6429a5     Document Type: Note

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