Characteristics and patterns of black & mild use among African American smokers

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 842-849

  Nasim, Aashir ^a   Guy, Mignonne C ^a   Soule, Eric K ^a   Cobb, Caroline O ^a   Blank, Melissa D ^b   Eissenberg, Thomas ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLAVOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DESIGN; PRODUCT MODIFICATION; PRODUCT PARAMETERS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASTE PREFERENCE; TOBACCO USE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

FLAVORING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; FLAVORING AGENTS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964937827     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntv260     Document Type: Article

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