Smoking Attitudes and Prevalence of a Somali Population in London

Journal of Smoking Cessation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 68-72

  Straus, Lianne ^a   McEwen, Andy ^a   Croker, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; CLINICAL STUDY; ENGLAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOMALI (CITIZEN);

EID: 85025111371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18342612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jsc.2.2.68     Document Type: Article

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